Recently, we learned about a tiny sun bear cub with a severe snare wound in the far south of Laos, more than 1,000 km away. Our rescue team leapt into action, departing at 4 a.m. to reach her as ...
When Dennis Van Denbos surprised the sow and three cubs in 2007, she charged and bit him. In the wake of her death, he reflects on the intense encounter with a bear that later became ardently beloved.