Thursday, 20 March 2008

"Free the Bears Fund" Cambodia opened the Bear Discovery Centre

Chairperson and Founder of "Free The Bears Fund" Mary Hutton plays with a four-month-old black sun bear named Tasma, which was confiscated from traders, at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Takeo province, 40 km (25 miles) south of Phnom Penh March 19, 2008. Cambodia opened the Bear Discovery Centre, the first of its kind, specifically to promote issues relating to bear conservation in South East Asia.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Kelly Hobs, a staff from the "Free the Bears Fund", plays with a four-month-old black sun bear named Rove, which confiscated from traders, at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Takeo province, 40 km (25 miles) south of Phnom Penh March 19, 2008. Cambodia opened the Bear Discovery Centre, the first of its kind, specifically to promote issues relating to bear conservation in South East Asia.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

A disabled four-year-old black sun bear named Tela plays in its cage at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Takeo province, 40 km (25 miles) south of Phnom Penh March 19, 2008. Cambodia opened the Bear Discovery Centre, the first of its kind, specifically to promote issues relating to bear conservation in South East Asia.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

A four-month-old black sun bear named Tasma, which was confiscated from traders, plays at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Takeo province, 40 km (25 miles) south of Phnom Penh March 19, 2008. Cambodia opened the Bear Discovery Centre, the first of its kind, specifically to promote issues relating to bear conservation in South East Asia.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

A four-year-old black sun bear named Dewey (R) plays at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Takeo province, 40 km (25 miles) south of Phnom Penh March 19, 2008. Cambodia opened the Bear Discovery Centre, the first of its kind, specifically to promote issues relating to bear conservation in South East Asia.REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)

Sun bears are seen at Phnom Tamao Zoo in Takeo province, some 45 kilometers south of Phnom Penh. Wildlife conservationists in Cambodia have opened Asia's first centre to preserve local bear populations, under severe threat from poachers and exotic pet traders.(AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy)

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