Sad Mr. Hobbs is a photograph by Miroslava Jurcik which was uploaded on July 6th, 2017.
Sad Mr. Hobbs
He came out for a minute, looked around and went back inside, he looked so incredibly sad !!! This picture of sun bear was taken just before... more
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Sad Mr. Hobbs
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Miroslava Jurcik
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He came out for a minute, looked around and went back inside, he looked so incredibly sad !!! This picture of sun bear was taken just before arrival of his girl friend Mary.
This is his story from Taronga website:
In 1995 Mr. Hobbs was born in a Cambodian forest. While he was still a very young cub he was taken from the wild and his mother despite fierce efforts to protect the cub from harm.
Sun Bears are commonly used in the restaurant and traditional medicine trade. Bear Paw Soup is considered a delicacy and consumers flaunt their wealth by buying it for themselves and their guests. Luckily, Mr. Hobbs was rescued by an Australian businessman.
The cub was only the size of a puppy. After rescuing Mr. Hobbs and two other females from similar situations the businessman cared for them until he had to return to Australia. He handed the bears over to Free the Bears and founder Mary Hutton soon contacted Taronga Zoo. The Zoo spent almost two years working with the Cambodian Government and Australian Governments to complete the first-ever Memorandum of Understanding to bring Mr. Hobbs legally from Cambodia to Australia.
He didn't know how to clime and how to be a bear, as this is skills they thought by their mom. However after arrival of Mary he has been improving and I cannot wait and visit the Zoo again to see how he is doing.
Mr. Hobbs is one of the “lucky ones” to have survived the illegal wildlife trade. However, thousands of birds, mammals and reptiles are being taken alive from the wild for the pet, restaurant or traditional medicines.
The Wildlife Witness App (please download for free on your phone) is a very valuable tool that lets everyday people help the wildlife authorities such as TRAFFIC in South-east Asia. Everyday people, particularly in hotspots around South-east Asia, can photograph and report any suspicious incident where they may see trapped, caged wildlife, animal products being sold in a market place or delicacies in restaurants offered that may include illegally poached wildlife. The free app is user friendly and has the potential to help the authorities catch the poachers who are at the top end of the industry and help keep wildlife in the wild.
https://www.wildlifewitness.net/
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Comments (12)
Alana Thrower
Thank you for being an advocate for wildlife! Hopefully Mr Hobbs will be happy with Mary! l/f/g+/t/p
Miroslava Jurcik replied:
Thank you, I been back few weeks ago and he seem very happy, will post pics soon !! :)
Skip Willits
Nice work and sad may just be his attitude on that day.
Miroslava Jurcik replied:
I hope so, he is very lucky to be safed and survived and end up in the Zoo instead of a soup !!! Thank you !! :)
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Hope Mr. Hobbs sadness is gone. A beautiful capture Miroslava (F/L/T)
Bunny Clarke
I hope Mr. Hobbs girlfriend has eased his sadness. It is sad when these poor creatures are taken so young without a future at the time. Beautiful capture.