New arrival in BearVille

Re: New arrival in BearVille

denise laughlin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:40:33 GMT

Hi Helen, she is very cute but is definately trouble with a capital T! Was teaching her to climb today bit she thinks its more fun to wrestle, covered in scratches and bites!

She is one of the luckier ones as was rescued quite soon after the hunter sold her to the trader so was dehydrated, malnourished and has terrible parasite problems, all things that could be fixed with a few sleepless nights and nursing! We get a lot in in worse states, beaten or neglected , often with missing limbs from the traps the hunter lay to catch them. There is still a thriving market for bear cubs, as Cambodia grows in wealth the rich buy them as status symbols so they are normally kept in a tiny cages or chained to a tree in the garden with no shade, or interaction and fed table scraps. We also have a lot of Asiatic Black Bear cubs who are usually intercepted at the border as the traders get more money selling them into Laos or Vietnam to join the bile trade. Its always a mixed bag of emotions when we get a newbie in, I'm always so pleased they have come to us and can be safe but so sad that the trade is still happening and that so many people still think its OK to buy bears!

Re: New arrival in BearVille

Helen Freer — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:28:43 GMT

She looks soo cute, keep up the good work. I do not know how someone can kill her mother and hope to sell her, is there a large market for cubs?

Re: New arrival in BearVille

denise laughlin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:53:16 GMT

Thanks Ruth! Hope all is well in the motherland x

Re: New arrival in BearVille

Anonymous — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:29:33 GMT

Looking fab Denise, hope all is well and good luck with Tiny xx

Re: New arrival in BearVille

Sally Howe — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:55:11 GMT

How cute.

So sad that so many are needing to be rescued and helped. Keep up the fabulous work you are all doing xxx

Re: New arrival in BearVille

denise laughlin — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:27:17 GMT

Thanks Kim, you'd be horrified by how badly these bears can be treated. Lola is the 150th bear we've resuced in Cambodia alone, 12 of these have been this year alone! They just keep coming..great they they are safe now but worrying that the trade in bears and their parts is still thriving..

Re: New arrival in BearVille

Kim Buckley — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:08:40 GMT

I just don't see how anyone can kill the mum and steal the cub. Makes me feel sick. Good thing you guys have rescued her. Keep up the amazing work!

Re: New arrival in BearVille

Maisy — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:51:20 GMT

Cub is just too cute! I hope she continues to do well

Re: New arrival in BearVille

denise laughlin — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:11:14 GMT

Thanks Kim!

Re: New arrival in BearVille

Kim Buckley — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:05:55 GMT

Awwww how cute! Poor little thing!