Oftentimes it may seem like that all is gloom and doom about the environment. Poachers and traffickers remain unrelenting and many Malaysians seem oblivious of the threats facing the country’s endangered animals. Yet now and again citizens around the country do decide to do the right thing. A recent case…

Shambling gait? Tick. Mischievous personality? Tick. Boundless energy? Tick. Malayan sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) are among Malaysia’s most endearing creatures. So named for the reddish crescent-shaped marking on their chest, sun bears occupy much of mainland Southeast Asia, including Sumatra and Borneo. Yet we are seeing less and less of…

Another day, another development involving one of Malaysia’s perennially beleaguered sun bears. Thankfully, though, this one was a welcome one. Wildlife Department officials in Sabah captured a one-year-old runaway sun bear cub that escaped from her owner in Kg Pangkalan Abai. The young bear, a female, is now safe and…

Pandas. Don’t we love them? That cute teddy bearish look. That cuddly, rotund body. Those cool black patches over the eyes with matching ears. That groovy long-sleeved black vest over their spotless white coat. Adorable. It’s no surprise then that even relatively routine events in the lives of these endangered…