Publications, Press, Resources
Bears' Print Newsletter
You can find our recent Bears' Print newsletters below in PDF format:
Education
The following materials provide a great introduction to moon bears and sun bears.
Moon Bear & Sun Bear Facts ENGLISH
Moon Bear & Sun Bear Facts KHMER
Moon Bear & Sun Bear Facts LAOS
Moon Bear & Sun Bear Facts VIETNAMESE
Media Coverage
Incredible Moment 16 Bear Cubs Were Rescued, The Project, Channel Ten Australia, June 2024
World's Largest Rescue of Threatened Bear Cubs, South China Morning Post, April 2024
Fighting to Protect Cambodia's Wilderness, Project Wild, ABC Australia, December 2023
Vietnam's bear bile industry is fading away, National Geographic, November, 2021
Mega reserve for rescued moon bears, Mongabay, April 2020
Free the Bears founder awarded Order of Australia, Perth Now, January 2020
A beary merry Xmas for rescued cubs, Yahoo News, December 2019
Tiny bear cub siblings learn to be wild, The Dodo, December 2019
Historic 5 bear cub rescue in Laos, Herald Sun, August 2019
Tiny orphaned sun bear cub learns to climb, The Dodo, March 2019
Starving moon bears rescued in Laos, The Dodo, February 2019
What it's like rescuing sun bears in SE Asia, Travel Insider, January 2019
World's largest red panda rescue: National Geographic, January 2018
Bile farm research shows bears at risk: National Geographic, July 2018
World's first sun bear symposium: Traffic.org, September 2017
Strengthening the fight against the bear bile trade: South China Morning Post, July 2017
Inside the disturbing world of bear bile farming: National Geographic, May 2016
Restoring sight in rescued Asian moon and sun bears: Vet Times, March 2016
Pride of Australia medals recognise WA's heroes: Perth Now, September 2015
First brain surgery performed on a bear: National Geographic, April 2013 or Wired Magazine, 2017
Publications & Scientific Papers
Wild sun bears (Helarctos malayanus) exhibit aseasonality in parturition, Theriogenology Wild, July 2024
The use of bear parts as traditional Khmer medicine in Cambodia, Cambodian Journal of Natural History, February 2024
Perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on communities and wildlife trade: Preliminary qualitative analysis from hunters in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, Conservation Science and Practice, February 2023
Traditional Khmer Medicine and its role in wildlife use in modern-day Cambodia, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, September 2022
Revisiting the 4 R’s: Improving post-release outcomes for rescued mammalian wildlife by fostering behavioral competence during rehabilitation, Frontiers in Conservation Science, August 2022
Limitations and challenges of adapting subjective keeper questionnaires to non-Western sanctuary settings, Applied Animal Behaviour Science, April 2022
Review of field methods for monitoring Asian bears, Global Ecology & Conservation, June 2022
How Will the End of Bear Bile Farming in Vietnam Influence Consumer Choice?, Conservation & Society, November 2021
Characteristics of sun bear chest marks and their patterns of individual variation, Ursus, January 2021
Epidemiology and pathological progression of erythematous lip lesions in captive sun bears, PLOS ONE, December 2020
The nominative technique: a simple tool for assessing illegal wildlife consumption. Oryx, December 2020
Insights for reducing the consumption of wildlife: The use of bear bile and gallbladder in Cambodia. People and Nature, Nov 2020
An Observational Study of the Behaviour of Captive Rehabilitant Sun Bears (Helarctos malayanus), Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, July 2020
Bear bile use at the intersection of maternal health in Cambodia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, May 2020
Research Prospectus: Priority topics for ex situ sun bear conservation research
Consumer demand and traditional medicine prescription of bear products in Vietnam: Biological Conservation, Biological Conservation, July 2019
Understanding the prevalence of bear part consumption in Cambodia: A comparison of specialised questioning techniques: PLOS One, February 2019
Sun Bears - Global Status Review & Conservation Action Plan, 2019-2028_UNABRIDGED, 2019
Sun Bears - Global Status Review & Conservation Action Plan, 2019-2028_ABRIDGED, 2019
Sun bears - Global status review & conservation action plan, 2019-2028, LAOS ABRIDGED
Sun bears - Global status review & conservation action plan, 2019-2028, KHMER ABRIDGED
Gấu chó Đánh Giá Tình Trạng Toàn Cầu & Kế Hoạch Bảo Tồn 2019-2028 Phiên Bản Rút Gọn FINAL 8.4.20
Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Sun Bear Conservation & Management, 2019
The Status & Distribution of Bears in Vietnam, 2016 (English): Technical Report: Free the Bears/Animals Asia Vietnam, 2016
The Status & Distribution of Bears in Vietnam, 2016 (Vietnamese): Technical Report: Free the Bears/Animals Asia Vietnam, 2016
The challenges and conservation implications of bear bile farming in Viet Nam: Oryx, July 2018
Groundwork for effective conservation education: International Zoo Yearbook, March 2016
Understanding public perceptions and motivations around bear part use: Biological Conservation, November 2016
An apparent hybrid wild bear from Cambodia, Ursus, International Association for Bear Research and Management, February 2008
Laparoscopic-assisted insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt in a rescued Asiatic black bear: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, September 2017
Status and conservation significance of ground-dwelling mammals in the Cardamom Landscape: Cambodian Journal of Natural History, 2017
Registration & Regulation
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