Saving Sun Bears: One man's quest to save a species
Written by Dr Sarah Pye
Narrated by Dr Sarah Pye and Amir Yussof
()
About this audiobook
An inspirational story of one man’s quest to save sun bears from extinction.
In Asia, adult sun bears are poached for body parts which are thought to have medicinal properties. Orphaned cubs are kept illegally as pets. Natural habitat is disappearing fast. Malaysian ecologist Dr Wong Siew Te, or ‘papa bear’, is trying to save sun bears from extinction. His quest takes him from Malaysia to Taiwan, where he studies animal husbandry; to Montana, where he learns to trap grizzly bears; and on to Borneo to research bears in the dense rainforest. Wong struggles to raise funds to create a unique rescue centre for sun bears, and in 2017 he is acknowledged as a CNN Hero—proving one person can make a difference.
Australian author Dr Sarah Pye takes readers on a journey of discovery, introducing individual sun bears she has come to know: Natalie, who learns to survive without her mother; Bongkud, who is struck by lightning; Gutuk, who is too scared to go outside; and Debbie, who grabs her chance at freedom.
Saving Sun Bears is Wong’s story—and theirs.
Related to Saving Sun Bears
Related audiobooks
The Great Monkey Rescue: Saving the Golden Lion Tamarins Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEndangered and Extinct Mammals Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Children of Prometheus: The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Great Dinosaur Hunt and Other Dino-Mite Stories Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCan You Tell a Stegosaurus from an Ankylosaurus? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLions, Tigers, Bears and Other Ferocious Mammals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Wild Wild Southwest Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWhat If There Were No Gray Wolves?: A Book About the Temperate Forest Ecosystem Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Horseshoe Crab Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSea Anemones Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAllosaurus and Its Relatives: The Need-to-Know Facts Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Saber-Toothed Tigers and Woolly Mammoths: The History of the World’s Most Famous Prehistoric Mammals Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Apatosaurus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDeath Valley National Park, California: Geology - A billion year old history Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarvels in the Muck Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Lions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSaber-Toothed Tigers: The History and Legacy of the Most Famous Extinct Cat Species Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsApatosaurus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsIce Walker: A Polar Bear's Journey through the Fragile Arctic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpinosaurus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSan Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park: Audio Journeys are on a photo safari exploring San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEdmontosaurus and Other Duckbilled Dinosaurs: The Need-to-Know Facts Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStranded in the Sierra Nevada: The Story of the Donner Party Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsParasaurolophus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsCrustaceans Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow Whales Wing It Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAnimal Heroes: True Rescue Stories Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Eskimo and The Oil Man: The Battle at the Top of the World for America's Future Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5What If There Were No Sea Otters?: A Book About the Ocean Ecosystem Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPuggle: A Cross Between a Pug and a Beagle Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Biography & Memoir For You
The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5And Then There Were None Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From Blood and Ash Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fairy Tale Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Local Woman Missing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bell Jar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Overstory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Divine Rivals: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Institute: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dutch House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twisted Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leave the World Behind: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Nothing to See Here Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Dead Zone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ivy League Counterfeiter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Year of Magical Thinking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When No One Is Watching: A Thriller Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Five Years: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Later Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Pet Sematary Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If He Had Been with Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related categories
Reviews for Saving Sun Bears
0 ratings0 reviews