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Rescuing captive bears in Cambodia
Taking a rest after rescue —
A sun bear takes a nap in one of Free The Bears' hammocks at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center near Phnom Penh. Photo by Erika Pineros.
Erika Pineros
Bears released to enclosures —
One of Free The Bears' rescued sun bears plays in one of the many enclosures housing over 130 bears at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. Photo by Erika Pineros.
Erika Pineros
Tiny cubs saved from mother's nest —
Rescued sun bear cub "Donut" naps inside a crate minutes before being fed at the Bear Quarantine Center at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. Photo by Erika Pineros.
Erika Pineros
Time for a weigh-in —
"Jammy" was rescued from her nest with her twin sister "Donut" after dogs scared off their mother in Cambodia's remote north-east. The sun bear cub is weighed after being fed at the Bear Quarantine center. Photo by Erika Pineros.
Erika Pineros
Twin sun bear cubs 'very playful' —
Cambodian keeper Heng feeds one of the twin sun bear cubs nicknamed "Jammy" and "Donut" at the Bear Quarantine center at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center outside Phnom Penh. Photo by Erika Pineros.
Erika Pineros
Rescuing Cambodia's captive bears —
Known as Rescue Number 182, a five-month-old moon bear cub rescued in western Cambodia waits to be taken to Free The Bears' compound at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. Photo by Erika Pineros.
Erika Pineros
Rescuer tries to calm rescued cub —
Regional director of Free The Bears, Nev Broadis tries to calm the cub before the nine-hour drive from Samlaut district in western Cambodia to the rescue center at Phnom Tamao, some 400kms away. Photo by Erika Pineros.
Erika Pineros
Rescuing captive bears in Cambodia —
A moon bear roams in one of Free The Bears' compounds at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. "There aren't many moon bears left in the wild; they've been heavily trafficked to neighboring countries and the population has been decimated," says Free the Bears' Nev Broadis. Photo by Erika Pineros.
Erika Pineros
Freed to safe enclosures —
A bear keeper from Free The Bears places fruit inside a tire to stimulate the bears to exercise and play at one of the non-profit's enclosures at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. Photo by Erika Pineros.
Erika Pineros
Teams travel around Cambodia —
Rescuers from Free The Bears travel for hours on rough roads to seize bears reported to have been abused. Here, their car drives through Cambodia's Cardamom mountains after rescuing a moon bear cub -- Number 182 -- in Samlaut district, western Cambodia. Photo by Erika Pineros.
