FTB in the news

Click here to view an article in Free Malaysia Today 17 January 2012 - "An un-bear-able trade"

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Click here to view an online article in AsiaLife on our Cambodian Bear Sanctuary - "Paws for Thought"

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OCTOBER 2010 - Srey Ya and Jo-jo, two of our rescued bears from Cambodia, have just moved to a new home. Check out the link....video from BBC news on Srey Ya and Jo-jo being moved to Colchester Zoo in the UK.

Taking DNA from world's fiercest bear
Vet Nic Masters explains why he is taking Sun bear DNA to be frozen and stored.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11615810

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JULY 2010 - Two male Sun bears from Cambodia Free the Bears Fund sanctuary head to Edinburgh Zoo, Scotland, to take part in the European breeding program.

Check out the below link of a video of two of our Sun bear boys who have just moved to Edinburgh to join the European breeding program for their endangered species.

http://www.talktalk.co.uk/video/30849/news/Rescued-Sun-bears-arrive-in-Edinburgh/#30849

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JUNE 2010 - 7pm Project on Channel 10, Wednesday 12th May, Mary Hutton visiting our Cambodian sanctuary at Phnom Tamao for the opening of our new cub nursery for rescued bears!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpWEICQDO88

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JUNE 2010 - Network 10 documentaries broadcasted "Bears on the Brink"- on Saturday June 19th at 2pm. Watch the success of Free The Bears Fund saving the last 'dancing bear' in India and news about the other work being carried out in S.E. Asia by Free The Bears Fund.

http://ten.com.au/watch-tv-episodes-online.htm?vxSiteId=cd9efea8-6139-437d-a8dc-82ceba178f31&vxChannel=DOCOS&vxClipId=1427_glb-bears-docoSeg1-170610&vxBitrate=300
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JUNE 2010 - Animal rescue coalition saves another eight Dancing bears from suffering in Nepal.
Click 'here' to read more.................
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MAY 2010 -
  ‘Sunday Night’ show at 6.30pm on Channel 7, Sunday 23rd of May, to see Mary Hutton and what Free the Bears Fund is currently doing in Asia!

http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunday-night/video/-/watch/19975124/
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MAY 2010 - 7PM Project Channel 10 Across Australia - FEATURES MARY HUTTON AT OUR CAMBODIAN SANCTUARY

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpWEICQDO88
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APRIL 2010 - Read about WFFT ( Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand) latest bear rescue.

Please click here.
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APRIL 2010 – MARY HUTTON FREES ASIA’S ENDANGERED BEARS FROM LIVES OF TOURMENT.

Check out this fantastic article about Mary Hutton's work http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-South-Central/2010/0419/Mary-Hutton-frees-Asia-s-endangered-bears-from-lives-of-torment

www.csmonitor.com

By creating bear sanctuaries in Cambodia and India, Mary Hutton has kept endangered bears from being exploited in many cruel ways.

 


FEBRUARY 2010 – WIN-WIN AS GRANDMA BEARS DOWN TO SAVE DANCING ANIMALS

Free the Bears Fund: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/winwin-as-grandma-bears-down-to-save-dancing-animals-20100201-n7lo.html

www.smh.com.au

A shocking discovery prompted a suburban grandmother to act and rally others. Mary Hutton has rescued more than 600 Asian bears, saving them from cruel practices and ending up on menus, writes Julie Miller.


DECEMBER 2009 – LAST INDIAN BANCING BEAR SET FREE

Free the Bears Fund: India's Dancing (Sloth) bear trade is ended!! Check out this BBC clipping. FTB and IAR have been the major funding sources for this seven year program - wonderful success!!

BBC News - Last Indian dancing bear set free

news.bbc.co.uk

 


 

APRIL 2009- OPENING OF FTB’S FIRST SANCTUARY IN VIETNAM

Free the Bears Fund: Check out this show!

See the opening of FTB's first sanctuary in Vietnam and our Asiatic Black Bears being rescued the the living hell of their bear-bile farm cages. Don't miss this superb Éxtinction Sucks' documentary.

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APRIL 2007 – CAMBODIAN RANGERS TRAINED TO HELP BEARS

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Park rangers in Cambodia are being trained to survey wild bears to help protect them from being hunted for their bile which is used in traditional Chinese medicines, a conservationist said Thursday.

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/6459

 

Click here to read the article...........
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