In atragic videothat expire viral months ago , a hairless fauna was realise cart itself through the remnants of a medallion plantation in Borneo . That mystifying animalturned out to bean ill and urgently suffer sun bear that wasattackedby frightened worker .
Now , we have an update .
" The bear is in a good and safe place , " enjoin Nickson Robi , from theSarawak Forestry Corporation(SFC ) , toThe Dodo . " She has eat the solid food and drank the water we give . But she still is hairless and sick , and we need to find out what the illness is . ”
Ever since the video went viral , a hunting and rescue team from the SFC has been scouring the area for the sun bear . Finally , on Wednesday their hard work paid off , reportsThe Borneo Post .
The bear will be taken to the Matang Wildlife Centre in Kuching , say Robi . He thanked the plantation workers for their assist in catching the sick animal .
“ The worker were on their way to work out when they saw the fauna and catch it after that . They brought the animal to the plantation office before we informed Sarawak Forestry Corporation ( SFC ) , " said theplantation manager .
A healthy sunlight bear . Molly Marshall / Shutterstock
The Dominicus bear is classified as vulnerable by theIUCN Red Listdue to the deforestation of their natural home ground and commercialexploitation . Their gall bladders are used in Chinese common people medicine , their paws are considered a delicacy and orphan cubs are deal into the favorite trade . kill Lord’s Day bears is illegal , however the law is largely uncontrolled .
Ahealthy sun bearhas inglorious fur with a golden - brown horseshoe crest on their chest ; they have a compact physical body with somewhat accede legs and very long claws . fully grown Lord’s Day bears weigh between 60 to 150 pounding ( 27 to 70 kilograms ) and reach 4 to 5 base ( 1.2 to 1.5 meters ) in distance . They also have exceptionally tenacious tongues , which give up them to swash it around in bee hives for dear .
" I just took the bear to our wildlife centre here,“said Robi . " We are hoping that the bear will recoup quickly , so we can put her back [ in ] the natural state . "
