Endangered Sun Bear Helarctos Malayanus
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Endangered Sun Bear Helarctos Malayanus
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) is a bear found in tropical forest habitats of Southeast Asia. It is classified as Vulnerable by IUCN as the large-scale deforestation that has occurred throughout Southeast Asia over the past three decades has dramatically reduced suitable habitat for the sun bear. It is suspected that the global population has declined by more than 30% over the past three bear generations.The Malayan sun bear is also known as the "honey bear", which refers to its voracious appetite for honeycombs and honey.The main predator of sun bears throughout its range by far is man. Commercial poaching of bears for the wildlife trade is a considerable threat in most countries. During surveys in Kalimantan between 1994 and 1997, interviewees admitted to hunting sun bears and indicated that sun bear meat is eaten by indigenous people in several areas in Kalimantan. High consumption of bear parts was reported to occur where Japanese or Korean expatriate employees of timber companies created a temporary demand. Traditional Chinese medicine shops in Sarawak and Sabah offered sun bear gall bladders. THIS HAS TO BE STOPPED to protect the species.We can help here - become a wildlife witness http://www.wildlifewitness.net/
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Miroslava Jurcik
Congratulation on your feature in Kingdom Animalia !! We just had Taronga 100th birthday parade, and one of the 10 animals they wow to potect is the sun bear. In research I have find out its not just the meat and medicine . During 2000-2011 over 6000 bear paws were seized, equating to at least 1500 individual bears. And there is way people can make a difference, bec its up to all of us. Become a wildlife witness http://www.wildlifewitness.net/ Its an application everyone can download for free , and when they see something they can reported , and that it can be stopped, we all should have this application on the phone !!! Thank you for your picture and description, its great to see people care !!
Venetia Featherstone-Witty replied:
Thank you very much Miroslava for the feature and the information. I have edited my title to include "endangered" and posted the witness link in my description!
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