Each month we'll bring you a profile on one of our special little friends. We'll profile their personality, their journey and their current well-being.

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SANDIE – PHNOM TAMAO WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTRE, CAMBODIA

Sandie arrived at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, Cambodia, in July 2004 when she was approximately 6 months of age. She came from Kirirom National Park and was rescued from a snare. Unfortunately her front left paw was very damaged from the snare and had to be amputated once she arrived at the centre.

Sandie lives with another 8 Asiatic black bears and is now approximately 7 years old and is a healthy 106kg in weight. Sandie’s amputation certainly doesn’t hold her back from doing bear like activities, such as looking for food, exploring the rocky outcrops in her enclosure, playing with enrichment toys or lazing in a hammock. Sandie’s favourite place to sleep is on one of the many hammocks in her enclosures under the shade of the climbing platforms. Sandie enjoys spending time on her own and loves her keeper Mr Penh, and will always come over to him when he calls her name.