HELP THE BEARS is a newly created non
profit organization registered in France with the purpose of helping captive
sun bears in Indonesia to a better life.
The very first mission that HELP THE BEARS has set itself, is to create
a large forest enclosure for 3 captive sun bears Desi, Kevin and Hilda, in
collaboration with OFI, the Orangutan Foundation International.
Desi, Kevin and Hilda are presently in the
care of OFI, at its Clinic and Care Centre in Pasir Panjang, Central
Kalimantan, Indonesia. They share a cage that is relatively big to Indonesian
standards but extremely small to sun bear standards. The objective is to
improve the quality of life of these three bears by giving them a forest
enclosure, which will be about 1 hectare in size. This enclosure is now in the
process of being built, it is next to the Care Centre on OFI land.