Dr (Hon.) Siew Te Wong, D.J.N., is a Malaysian wildlife biologist and tropical forest ecologist who has been active in his field for over 35 years. He earned his Diploma in Veterinary and Animal Science from the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology in Pingtung, Taiwan, and his BSc, MSc, and PhD in Wildlife Biology from the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, USA. Dr Wong is the CEO and founder of the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC) in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, which he established in 2008 to conserve sun bears through holistic and pragmatic approaches. He is a member of the IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group and the Wild Pig Specialist Group. Dr Wong and the BSBCC have received numerous awards and recognitions for their wildlife conservation efforts. He was conferred the ‘Member of the Order of the Defender of the State’ (D.J.N.) by the Governor of Penang, Malaysia, awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, and named a CNN Hero.

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