WALKING THE BEARS
Rehabilitation of Asiatic black bears in Arunachal Pradesh
 Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) is threatened due to hunting and habitat loss throughout its distribution range in Asia. One of the consequences of legal and illegal hunting of adult bears is the displacement of cubs in large numbers. The popular way of addressing the issue of an appropriate placement option for orphaned bear cubs in many temperate countries has been rehabilitating them to the wild. The Asiatic black bear rehabilitation project initiated jointly by the Wildlife Trust of India and the Department of Environment and Forests, Arunachal Pradesh in partnership with the International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2003 was the first instance of bear rehabilitation being taken up in India. This conservation action report documents in detail the project's objectives, the protocols followed and the lessons learnt from the successful rehabilitation of bear cubs.
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