22 contractors attended a site visit to BSBCC on 3rd June to decide whether to tender for phase II works. The second phase due to start in September 2011 will give us an observation platform and allow the centre to open to the public in March 2012. We’ll annouce the winning contractor at the end of July.

By Ian Hall Two new architectural volunteers have arrived in Seplikok to help with the next phase of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC). They’ll be working with organisations such as Raleigh to build peripheral infrastructure and at the same time assisting to prepare tender drawings for the new visitor centre that is hoped [...]

Arkitrek’s first volunteer Billy arrived in September 2009 for a three month stint working at the Borneo Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC). Originally due to go home at Christmas, the bears got their claws into Billy and he ended up staying an extra two months. Finally though the day came when we had to say [...]

By Ian Hall The new bear house at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre Should have been completed this month however we have been delayed by bad weather. Our site being low lying and barely above the water table has degenerated into bottomless gloop. luckily most of the building was up before the rainy season [...]

After ten days of hard graft the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre has an almost complete biogas digester thanks to the volunteers from Camps International. They will be back soon to apply the finishing touches.