OBJECTIVES
The Sun Bear Conservation Programme seeks to engage the public in recognising the importance of saving the Malayan Sun Bear, through:
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MAIN ELEMENTS
1. Bear management
- Rescue - Rehabilitation - Release 2. Research 3. Awareness/Education POTENTIAL SPIN-OFF BENEFITS
1. Local community participation in
- Ecotourism - Patrolling and monitoring activities TARGET GROUP
1. Youth & schoolchildren
2. Felda community (settlers/staff) 3. Local communities (villages) |
Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd is funding the Save The Sun Bear Campaign, in a five-year plan that encompasses a three-pronged approach of rescue, rehabilitation and release (3Rs); public awareness; and research.
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The Malaysian Nature Society, the country's oldest environmental NGO, is tasked with community action and education, bringing the fight for the survival of the sun bear to a wider audience.
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The Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia has the thankless task of battling the illegal trade and keeping of sun bears, and the rehabilitation of these animals for a return to the wild.
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Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is one of the oldest public institutions of higher learning in the country, and its continuing wildlife work drives research into the sun bear, its habitat and best methods of conservation.
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