Travel : Sun Bear Feeding at KWPLH :)

So, few weeks ago i got a chance to visit this place called Kawasan Wisata Pendidikan Lingkungan Hidup (KWPLH). This place is located 23 Km north of Balikpapan in East Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia. Actually, this is not my first time going there. First time i went there was around 2003, because i had some outbound activities in my school at that time. When you arrive there, you will find a giant sun bear on the main entrance. Why? Because this place is a Sun Bear conservation :) I was surprised when i got there, the place lot better than last time i went there and the best is that they don't put the bear in cage anymore.

So, let just get started! This place have some facilities, such as Sun Bear Enclosure where you can see the bear eating, Cat House, Sun Bear Education Exhibit, Endemic Wildlife of Borneo Education Exhibit, and Forest Function & Ecosystem Education Exhibit. Too bad, i'm too lazy to check on the exhibits. 

This is my first time seeing that sun bears eating ^^ so we have to walk on wooden bridge to see the bears. They have two watching place, up stairs and down stairs. But mostly people will look at the up stairs because it's close to the bear cage's and usually the bear start eating from there. They put the food all over the place, so you can see the bears seeking for their food.

Up stairs watching	Down stairs watching
Main entrance	Sun bear eating

Donation Box

They eating!

They have 6 Sun Bears in there. All those bears was saved from the local people who treat them badly. That's why they make this bear enclosure, because all those six bears can't go back to wild life anymore. One of the guide told me, the local people torture them, like put them in small cage, chained their body, hurt they eyes, and so many horrible thing happens to them. But now, they live happily in this enclosure :) Ow, they also have adoption program for the bear.

Adoptions Board

So, this is the end of my trip. I hope this post will help give more information to anyone who want to visit this place :) Have a nice weekend!

Love, Ninu

Operational time :

Open Daily, 9 a.m to 5 p.m
Attraction : Sun Bear Feeding at 9 a.m and 5 p.m
Fee          : free of charge (only pay for parking)
Address   : Jalan Soekarno-Hatta Km. 23 No. 185
                  Kelurahan Karang Joang
             
More information click here.