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BREAKING NEWS, LAOS: Sun Bear Rescue! We've just heard of a juvenile sun bear in need of help. We don’t have much information yet as to whether it is male or female, or how old it is. The bear is being kept in deplorable conditions in the Laos capital of Vientiane, and our team is currently setting up a rescue. Watch this space for updates & (if you can) please help us rescue this poor little soul with a small donation here. We really appreciate your support & couldn't do what we do without you.

RESCUE UPDATE: Our rescue team is now on the road rescuing this sun bear which has been kept in a small cage for 16 years. Please check here tomorrow for rescue highlights. This is the LAST caged bear in Binh Phuoc Province, bringing Vietnam one province closer to ending the suffering of sun bears & moon bears caged in bear bile farms & the illegal wildlife trade. Special thanks to our Vietnam government partners from Binh Phuoc FPD & Cat Tien National Park, & our dedicated team in Vietnam. This

RESCUE UPDATE, Laos. SUCCESS! Our team have rescued a young, orphaned sun bear confined to a small cage in the far south of Laos & are on the 1,000km long and difficult journey home. Great work team, safe travels! This is the 24th bear we've rescued in Laos in 2024, and we're not even halfway through the year! Special thanks to our government partners of the Sekong Provincial Office of Forest Inspection (POFI) and thank you to YOU, our wonderful supporters, for allowing another sun bear to be sp