Sun bear Natalie begins new life


Natalie the sunbear taking her first steps into the wild at the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in Lahad Datu.

KOTA KINABALU: Conservation efforts for endangered sun bears are beginning to pay off as a cub found five years ago was returned to its natural habitat in the east coast Lahad Datu district. 

The release of the female sun bear named Natalie was first for the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) that began operating at Sepilok in Sandakan seven years ago. 

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