Sun Bear Conservationist Dr. Wong Siew Te

A conversation with a very special guest about Sun Bears, the harmonious nature of life on earth, the declining health of the ecosystem, and finding our purpose within all of it.Our guest today has spent his life championing one of the world's most overlooked animals — the sun bear. Dr. Wong Siew Te is a Malaysian Chinese conservationist, born in 1969 and raised in Penang, on the northern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. His path took him from studying animal husbandry and veterinary science in Taiwan, all the way to the University of Montana, where he earned both his bachelor's degree in Wildlife Biology and, later, his PhD. Along the way, he became one of the world's leading experts on sun bears — the smallest bear species on Earth, and one of the least studied. That expertise led him to found the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre in Sabah, Malaysia, dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and protection of these incredible animals. Please welcome Dr. Wong Siew Te.