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The sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a bear species in the family Ursidae found in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. It is the only species in the genus Helarctos [ 5 ] and the smallest bear species, standing nearly 70 cm (28 in) at the shoulder and weighing 25–65 kg (55–143 lb).
The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre is a wildlife conservation and research centre for improving animal welfare and rehabilitation of the Malayan sun bear (Helarctos malayanus). It also aims to raise public awareness about the plight of the sun bears and to raise conservation awareness about this species.
Sun Bear (born Vincent LaDuke, August 31, 1929 – 1992) [1] was a White Earth Nation actor and New Age author. [2] [3] He was born on August 31, 1929, on the White Earth Indian Reservation to Louis and Judith LaDuke. [4] He was the biological father of activist, author, and former Green Party vice-presidential candidate Winona LaDuke. [3]
Free the Bears rescues threatened sun bears and moon bears from the illegal wildlife trade and bear bile farms. Recently, we learned about a tiny sun bear cub with a severe snare wound in the far ...
Sun bears, which call the tropical forests of Southeast Asia home, are the smallest known animals in the bear family. Images and videos of an unusual looking sun bear in Malaysia have gone viral ...
The world’s smallest bear is finally having its moment in the sun – thanks to a viral video that sparked a conspiracy theory on Chinese social media.. Public interest in sun bears, one of Asia ...
The Free the Bears Fund supports animal welfare projects in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, working with rescued and confiscated Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus), sun bear (Helarctos malayanus), and sloth bear (Melursus ursinus). A sister charity, Free the Bears UK was established in the United Kingdom in 2010. [6]
A wildlife park in the UK has shared footage of a sun bear standing on its hind legs, describing the stance as “natural behaviour”. In a statement, Paradise Wildlife Park said standing allows ...