SPONSOR SERIPHEAP
Seripheap means 'freedom' in Khmer - the language of Cambodia. This sweet sun bear was handed over to monks in the northeast of Cambodia in 2010 as a young cub.
Initially she wandered freely around the temple grounds, but as she grew, she became aggressive (as a wild bear naturally would), and so they confined her to a small metal cage where she remained for several years until her rescue in 2016.
It took poor Seripheap a long time to make friends after her rescue. With everything she had endured, she didn't know how to respond to other bears, and it was perhaps frightening and unknown. Now though, she's made some great bear friends, and lives happily alongside her sun bear bestie Phoebe at Cambodia Bear Sanctuary.
Sponsoring Seripheap is AU$35 / GB£20 / US$28 / EU€22 a month, and you can choose to make monthly or annual instalments.
Your sponsorship helps provide:
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A safe forest home
We have more than 20 hectares of protected forest sanctuary for rescued bears to roam, and are always expanding to take in more bears in need.
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Healthy diet
Seripheap and her fellow sanctuary bears eat more than 40kgs of fresh vegetables, fruit, leafy greens, and proteins every week - each!
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Veterinary care
Rescued bears like Seripheap are visited by our vet team every week, to make sure they look healthy! They also receive regular full health checks, medicine and more.
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+ much more!
THE LARGEST BEAR SANCTUARY NETWORK IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
We care for more than 300 rescued bears across Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Because of their past trauma, most will need specialised care and a safe, stable home for up to 30 years.
We’re rescuing more bears every year — and it’s only through your support that we can continue to say yes when a bear is in need.
We’re also working to stop bears being taken from the wild. The future of bears depends not only on those we rescue, but on protecting the forests where they belong.
Together, we can create a future where bears are free from exploitation.
Need to donate by phone or post?
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Australia
Post: PO Box 1393, Osborne Park DC, Western Australia 6916, Australia
Call: +61 (08) 9244 1096
Operating hours: 11am-2pm AWST, Tuesday-Friday -
United Kingdom
Post: 628 High Road, South Benfleet, Essex SS7 5SU, UK
Phone Answering Service: +44 (020) 8938 3624Please note: as we do not have a UK office, this number is for an answering service. If you have not heard back from us please email us at contact@freethebears.org or use the contact form above.