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HERCULES IS RELEASED  The moment Hercules is free! We are overjoyed to announce that male sun bear, Hercules, is back in the forest where he belongs! In the early hours of 9th September 2024, Hercules was anaesthetised and placed into his specially prepared transport box. The box was lined with…

Rescued sun bears Cantik (pronounced Chan-tik) and Romeo have been at a government facility in Banda Aceh, North Sumatra for the last seven years. Sumatran Sun Bear Team (SSBT) has visited them over the years to check in with them but our recent visit was much different. This visit was seven years in the making. Along with our partners, Orangutan Information Centre (OIC), working with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (BKSDA), we visited to escort them to their new home at the SSBT facility in Bukit Mas. It was a day full of emotions and a sense of relief.

Hercules’s Story Late February 2023 we were notified of two wild sun bears caught with their paws in snares. On learning about the 2 bears, our partners in Sumatra attended both sites immediately to rescue them. One of the bears, a female, was able to be safety freed from the…

Mother’s Day Raffle Announcement We want to thank everyone who participated in our Mother’s Day raffle. Thank you all very much. We really are incredibly grateful for your support The funds will be going to the Bears In Sumatra and our growing rescue and conservation Centre so that we can…

The Aceh Four We have started our plans for building and fundraising for our second enclosure. Sumatran Sun Bears need all our help. Longtime supporters of Sumatran Sun Bear Team (SSBT) know of our visits to Banda Aceh, North Sumatra. For any newcomers, meet the Aceh four. Banda Aceh BKSDA…

We Just Got Back From Sumatra! Hello everyone, it’s been a while since our last update. Thank you all for still, pardon the pun, bearing with us during this last period. We all know that everybody has been challenged over the last few years, but the Sumatran Sun Bear Team…

Sun bears remain one of the most threatened bear species in the world. Sumatran Sun Bear Teams (SSBT) goal is to establish the first dedicated, specialist sun bear rescue and rehabilitation facility in Sumatra. When two orphaned cubs came to our attention, we knew we had to act to fundraise…

THE PRICE OF TOURISM! The Sumatran Sun Bear Team have been receiving many reports about 3 Sun Bears and elephants in a touristic facility in Bali who are struggling since Covid hit with feeding and care. When there are no tourists there is no money to care for the animals…

  A Sun Bear in Trouble by Martin D. Hill A beautiful book about a beautiful Sun Bear called Uca. Amusing and educational this book will warm the hearts of many young and old readers. It’s a perfect, delicate way to introduce children to the issues that Sun Bears and…