Sumatran tigers are not the only creatures on Sumatra that are suffering. There are also wooly rhinos, sun bears, elephants, tapirs, golden cats and clouded leopards.
They’ve got a big problem because their trees are being cut down. They now don’t have so many places to live.
Sun bears have got a yellow crest on their chest. They are quite cute and very small. They are the smallest kind of bear in the world. They don’t just live on Sumatra, they live in tropical rainforests in south east Asia.
Saving tigers also means saving sun bears because they live in the same habitat.
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Dalia Craig said,
April 6, 2010 at 10:29 am
Such a cute bear!
Well done for raising awareness about the indiscriminate destruction of natural habitats.
Pauline said,
April 6, 2010 at 11:04 am
Well done James! Very well written and again, very interesting. Excellent photo too!
Tom Brown said,
April 6, 2010 at 11:20 am
Thanks very much for this!
well done.
Foxy said,
April 6, 2010 at 12:22 pm
I had not been aware of these bears. So many endangered species you are making more and more of us aware of. Keep up the good work James. X
C.H. Scarlett said,
April 6, 2010 at 2:01 pm
Bears are my favorite thing. Where I live we have Black Bears. I never even knew about Sun Bears, so thank you for this.
Caz said,
April 6, 2010 at 5:51 pm
Well done for an excellent blog James I was not aware of the existance of Sun Bears and as you say they are so cute – hopefully their habitat will not be totally destroyed.
Jonathan said,
April 6, 2010 at 8:37 pm
A very informative and impassioned piece. Keep up the good work!
DrC. said,
April 7, 2010 at 10:34 am
Very nice – this information is appreciated.
Teleri said,
April 8, 2010 at 2:36 am
I’ve seen Sun Bears – very adorable animals
And so true – save one animals habitat & you save many others !
Connie said,
April 9, 2010 at 1:08 pm
It is terrible when humans use up habitat that endangered animals need. True, people are concerned with taking care of their families, and that is important, but we cannot afford to destroy these animals either. Good for you for educating people.