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Young sun bear rescued just in time
Right before the year was out, we were able to rescue a young male sun bear from life behind bars. He is the 16th bear rescued this year.
This youn...
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How much does a bear eat in a week?
Many of the rescued bears in our care were severely malnourished when we first met them. After years, sometimes decades, in captivity where they we...
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Bears' Print November 2025
We are once again equal parts astounded and proud of how much our teams have achieved over these past 12 months with a further 15 bears rescued...
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Big milestone for little Pooh
Pooh, a rescued sun bear, has climbed a tree for the very first time, and his carers caught it on camera!
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Young artists share their vision for protecting Vietnam’s bears
Bright colours, thoughtful messages and a shared commitment to wildlife protection filled Cat Tien National Park, the home of the Vietnam bear sanc...
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Cambodia Pre-release Stage 2 welcomes its first sun bear
The Cambodia Bear Sanctuary has reached an exciting new milestone, with the Pre-release Stage 2 facility officially welcoming its first resident su...
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Bears' Print 30th Anniversary Edition May 2025
Please enjoy our special 30th Anniversary Edition of our Bears' Print newsletter covering our proud achievements of the past 30 years and news of r...
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Liberation day for 3 moon bears, with the first ever bile farm closure in Laos
On Wednesday April 2nd, Laos government officials from the Department of Forest Inspection, in collaboration with wildlife conservation charity Fre...
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Bear bile farming (2025)
Bear bile farming is a despicable practice where bears (mostly moon bears/Asiatic black bears) are kept in coffin-sized cages and regularly mutilat...
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Bears' Print Nov 2024
Please enjoy our brand new Bears' Print newsletter with news of rescues, developments at our sanctuaries, education and research initiatives, fabul...
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Bears' Print May 2024
Please enjoy our brand new Bears' Print newsletter with news of rescues, developments at our sanctuaries, education and research initiatives, fabul...
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Bears' Print November 2023
Please enjoy our bi-annual newsletter featuring achievements of the Free the Bears family we can all be proud of, including details of our amazing ...
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