Arkitrekker on September 1st, 2010

You will recall that we have been building a biogas digester at Camp Tinangol with Camps International. Reasons for the failure at Tinangol are due perhaps not surprisingly to poor workmanship. The body of the digester was not watertight and the fixed dome was not air tight.

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Arkitrekker on January 24th, 2010

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 but materials deliveries [...]

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Arkitrekker on November 27th, 2009

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.

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Arkitrekker on October 27th, 2009

We’ve reached halfway in the contract to build Phase I of the new Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre and I’m pleased to report good progress. I’ll let the photos tell the story.

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Arkitrekker on August 21st, 2009

As you may know, wild animals in captivity need constant enrichment to reduce boredom and stereotypic behaviour. Last month we provided the bears at the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre with a daily parade of Scottish Scouts for their amusement and benefit.

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