From February to September 2025 I have spent most of my time caring for a sun bear cub named Mia who was only about 4 weeks old when she arrived at the Samboja Lestari BOSF sanctuary in East Kalimantan,…

From September 2024 to February 2025 I have spent most of my time caring for a sun bear cub named Andrea who arrived at the Samboja Lestari BOSF sanctuary in East Kalimantan, Indonesia in July 2024. During this time…

I am sad to announce the death of 2 sun bears at the BOSF Samboja Lestari sanctuary in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The first is that of a cub called Wis, sadly attacked and killed by another bear while being…

The 3 cubs Choki, Bakar and Nur at BOS Samboja Lestari are doing well and are now all together in a 0,7 Ha forest enclosure. They are buddies and we actually don’t see them much because they spend most…

The 2 male cubs Choki and Bakar at BOS Samboja Lestari are doing well and are now in a 0,7 Ha forest enclosure. They will soon be joined by Nur, another cub who arrived at Samboja Lestari in December…

The 2 cubs Choki and Bakar at BOS Samboja Lestari are doing well and are now about 9 months old now. They are still spending most of their days in the forest with Pablo, a volunteer who has been…

Since March 2023, 5 new bears have arrived at the sun bear sanctuary of Samboja Lestari in East Kalimantan, run by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF). Brutus, an adult male, arrived in July. He used to be kept…

Since the beginning of 2023, we have focused our efforts on doing maintenance on the sun bear enclosures, renovating cages and building climbing structures for the bears at the rescue centres of both the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF)…

The new 1 Ha forest enclosure at Samboja Lestari in East Kalimantan is finished and it has been the home to a group of 5 bears since 29th November 2022. A big thank you to all the donors of…