NUMBER 182
Free The Bears’ pick-up makes its way through Cambodia’s Cardamom mountains after rescuing a moon bear cub in Samlaut district in the west of the country.
A five-month-old moon bear cub rescued in western Cambodia waits to be taken to Free The Bears’ compound at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center some 400kms away.
Nev Broadis, the regional director of Free The Bears, tries to calm the bear cub before the nine-hour drive from Samlaut district in western Cambodia to the rescue centre at Phnom Tamao, some 400kms away.
Free The Bears’ team unloads its newest arrival – a moon bear cub rescued from Battambang province. The team drove over 9 hours to relocate the cub at the Quarantine Center.
Free The Bears’ Regional Director Nev Broadis, waits patiently for moon bear cub Number 182 to voluntarily settle into his new home at the Quarantine Center at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. “He’ll be able to rest and take on some good food. The future’s looking bright for this little cub,” he says.
Sun bear cub ‘Donut’ naps inside a crate minutes before being fed at the Bear Quarantine Center at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. Jammy and Donut are closely monitored during the first months. “Taking care of such tiny mammals is a significant challenge,” says Matt Hunt, chief executive of Free The Bears.
Cambodian keeper Mr. Heng feeds sun bear cubs Number 180 and Number 181 (better known as Jammy and Donut), after they are measured and weighed at the Bear Quarantine centre at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center outside Phnom Penh.
Sun bear cub ‘Jammy” is weighed after being fed at the Bear Quarantine Center at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. The cubs are closely monitored during the first months. “Taking care of such tiny mammals is a significant challenge,” says Matt Hunt, chief executive of Free The Bears.
Free The Bears Cambodian Program Manager, Vuthy Choun, measures sun bear cub #180 during a regular check-up to monitor the cubs’ development.
A sun bear takes a nap in one of Free The Bears’ hammocks at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center.
A Cambodian visitor takes a ‘selfie’ in front of one of the bear enclosures at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center.
Cambodian Buddhist monks take a look inside one of the bear enclosures at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center.
An adult moon bear is fed at Free The Bears’ compound in Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center.