Gorontalo Two Sulawesi bear cuscuses (Ailurops ursinus) were released into the Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park located in the provinces of Gorontalo and North Sulawesi.

A Sulawesi bear cuscus mother and her cub were released into the Tulabolo-Hungayono wildlife observation track by several officers, Head of the Tulabolo Pinogu Sector of the Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park, Sudarsono, stated in Gorontalo on Thursday.

According to Sudarsono, the two Sulawesi bear cuscuses were captured by some miners looking to keep them.

A member of the forest police’s partner community, Ardin Mokodompit, found two miners carrying two Sulawesi bears that they had caught in the forest area, he pointed out.

“After we told them that the animals are protected, they handed them over,” Sudarsono remarked.

He stated that persuasive efforts are the key to addressing the problem of residents capturing protected wild animals in the forest area.

In addition, bear cuscus is an endangered animal. This quiet marsupial is named the bear cuscus, as it has grayish-black fur.

Bear cuscuses that inhabit the islands of Sulawesi and Talaud are active during the day and usually spends a lot of their time in the trees’ canopies to sleep, rest, or pick louse.

Source: Antara News