Laos Cub Rescue Take 2Our two latest arrivals in Laos - sisters Nam Et and Louey - are both growing well under the care of our dedicated team. Check out this great video of their rescue and please share so that more people can know about the threats facing bears across Asia! And please please please consider supporting our work to provide a safe home for orphaned bear cubs by visiting our website and donating or purchasing from our great merchandise range http://www.freethebears.orgMusic by Chris Lewis - Possibly musicwww.possibymusic.com / www.soundcloud.com/possibly
Posted by Free the Bears Fund on Friday, October 16, 2015
Two Moon bear cubs rescued in Nam Et Phou Louey NPA
Two rare Moon bear cubs were rescued last week in Houaphan province after being seized from a villager who was raising them as pets. Moon bears, also known as Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) are a globally threatened… Read More
Winner of the World Responsible Tourism Award 2013 & 2014
We are proud that the Nam Nern Night Safari eco-tour in the heart of Nam Et-Phou Louey protected area has won the prestigious ‘World Responsible Tourism Award’ at the World Travel Mart in London, England, both in year… Read More
Sneak Preview: Trekking in the Clouds of Forever
Our exciting news – after many requests for this – is that we will be opening two trekking routes in Nam Et-Phou Louey later this year. The overnight route to ‘The Nest’ (our innovative means of giving you… Read More
Help stop the illegal wildlife trade
If you are offered any wildlife, even as a gift or as a meal, please refuse. But you can play an even more active role: you can help stop the illegal trade in wildlife by photographing what you… Read More
Night Safari features in The Telegraph
“Today, the wildlife of Laos is threatened by trafficking but an award-winning community project is providing hope to a significant population of endangered Indochinese tigers, and to the poachers-turned-protectors of the area,” writes Claire Boobbyer in her feature… Read More
How many tigers are there in the wild?
Learn about the status of tigers in eight priority areas in this report produced by the Wildlife Conservation Society. Download the report here.
Vongphet: Wildlife Monitoring Assistant
Vongphet, from Navene Village, is a research technician who uses his knowledge of the forest and wildlife as a former hunter to place camera traps in key locations to collect data on populations of important species such as… Read More
Status of Bears in Nam Et-Phou Louey NPA
By Lorraine Scotson, Free the Bears Fund Inc. Free the Bears Fund Inc. (FTB) is expanding in-situ research of bear species in Southeast Asia to aid the successful conservation of wild populations. From January to May 2010 we conducted… Read More
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