Sun bear with horrific snare wound rescued - 1st Rescue of 2025

Описание: Just 1 week into 2025, the 1st bear of the year was rescued, another shockingly tragic case of a sun bear cub caught in a wire snare trap with terrible injuries.

The cub was confiscated by our partners from the Cambodian Military Police & transported to our sanctuary by the Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team from Wildlife Alliance, who drove through the night to arrive at our Cambodia Bear Sanctuary after 4am. The snare wound was severe, almost slicing through his paw, with an infection present. Our vet team rushed the cub into surgery, where an amputation of the paw was required.

This poor little boy, our 222nd bear rescued in Cambodia, weighing just 15kg, is slowly recovering in our Quarantine House. We're hopeful the infection will not spread further up his limb.

With all the rescues in recent years (a record 34 bears rescued in 2024), we have many more hungry mouths to feed (over 300 rescued bears in our care) & we'll need to expand the sanctuaries. In 2025 we're desperate to grow our family of Bear Carer recurring donors. If you are not already a Bear Carer, bear sponsor or monthly donor, please join our family of Bear Carers.

You've helped rescue so many bears, however, this is just the beginning of a long journey of rehabilitation. The rescued bears require expert, loving, lifelong care, for up to 35 years or more. Also, there are more bears suffering in bile farms & the illegal wildlife trade that need our help. We can only continue to do what we do with your kind ongoing support, thank you for joining our family of Bear Carers, we need you now more than ever. Learn more here: https://freethebears.org/pages/bear-c...

(P/S/ If you are already a Bear Carer or monthly donor & would like to increase your monthly donation, please also get in touch).