Sun Bear Paradise

In Balikpapan, seven sun bears live happily in an artificial environment. Due to physical defects, they cannot be returned to the wild.

A two-meter sun bear (Helarctos malayanus) statue welcomes visitors to the Eco-Tourism and Environmental Training Area (KWPLH) in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. Not far away sits an 800-meter-long bridge.

Below, Bennie, Harris, Batik and Bedu, four male sun bears, and Anna, a female, are playing. "This