Three orphaned bear cubs, rose under human
care, were recently moved to Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh to
prepare them for release into the wild. The Asiatic black bear (Ursus
thibetanus) is one of the four bear species found in India. They are
distributed along the Himalayan region and northeast hills, and are threatened
particularly by habitat degradation and conflict with people. There are also
numerous cases of cubs being picked up by locals after being found alone. “The
cubs will be walked in the forests daily,” said Soumya Dasgupta, IFAW-WTI
wildlife biologist. “During these accompanied walks, the cubs learn the ways of
the forest instinctively. They will be radio-collared and released after six
months.”
5 November
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