Mia January 2026
Mia, the last sun bear cub to have arrived in Samboja Lestari in February 2025 is now over one year old and doing well. After spending about a year in “forest school” where she was cared for by volunteers who walked her in the forest every day, Mia was moved to a forest enclosure with electric fencing where she was introduced to Andrea and Noor, two older female cubs who arrived at the centre before her. It took about a week for Mia to warm up to Andrea and Noor but she then realized that it’s so much more fun to play with other cubs than with humans. Luckily Andrea and Noor were very patient and welcomed this little ball of energy into their lives.
Mia Andea and Noor
It’s been about 3 weeks now that Mia, Andrea and Noor are 24/7 together, they are like best friends spending most of their time in the trees of the forest enclosure and only coming back to the dens at feeding times.
The hope is that all 3 cubs may soon be released back to the wild. BOSF is now working on making this happen.