Wildlife Rescue Centre - FREE THE BEARS

Yesterday we went to the animal rescue center in Takeo, where Cambodian wildlife are protected. Apart from seeing the slow loris, deer, otters, elephants and other Cambodian wildlife we spent time at the Free the Bears rescue centre. I first heard about this when Mum was writing an article for her newspaper. 

Poachers are hunting Sun bears and selling them to restaurant’s to become the main corse,(Sun bear paw soup). Upstairs in the research center was a balcony where you could gaze and observe the Sun bears basking, playing and swimming. Some of these bears were chained up in a restaurant, locked up in tiny cages, distressed waiting to become an ingredient. Now they are safe.

This has only happened because people have taken action. Everyone can help Cambodia’s bears. I wrote a pledge saying what I could do to help. I would post this on my blog sharing what I have learned about the bears to raise awareness - I also bought a t-shirt saying, Free Bears, the money will help look after the bears. 

You can check it out on www.freethebears.org.au

The presumptuous otter.

Who was begging for fish and wouldn't give up!

Sitting on a liana swing

Coconut juice - a combination of sweet and sour

Me and Sopheak

sharing a coconut

just walking with Sokha

found this tiny frog. It's skin is poisonous

Read what it says about Jamran

Look at the painting below and think about these questions.

Man logging the forest is also destroying the animals' habitat

a traffic jam

In the middle of nowhere we saw a giant dancing lady. It was really a man inside. He was collecting money for the Wat for the Chnum Ben festival which is an ancestor worship celebration. 

Monkeys were EVERYWHERE - they were arrogant and Mum wouldn't let us feed them. They could have rabies. 

Mother protecting her sick baby

deer oh dear!

snack time - banana. someone else gave him the banana

Mum loved this owl

elephants like sweet potatoes 

A happy sun bear