In gujarat, india, there are 60100 sloth bear attacks on humans annually, many of which result in serious human injury or death. Genetic variation, structure, and gene flow in a sloth bear. This document is a synopsis of the presentations and discussions at the third international bear human conflict and polar bear focus day. Study area of humansloth bear conflicts, balasore wildlife division, eastern india. International trade of the sloth bear is prohibited as it is listed in appendix i of the convention on international trade in endangered species.
They are now both in the care of our rescue centre in bannerghatta. This research was undertaken to investigate the ecological aspects of human killing and injury, spatial characteristic and pattern of such sites, temporal and seasonal trends of attacks and perception of local. Humansloth bear conflict in a humandominated landscape of. The first priority in human bear conflicts is public safety. Sloth bears occupy a wide range of habitats on the indian mainland including wet or dry tropical forests, savannas, scrublands, and grasslands joshi et al. Sathyakumar, scientist wildlife institute of india, dehradun and mr. People were made aware of the behavior and activity pattern of sloth bears and preventive measures to mitigate potential conflicts. Humanbear conflict, and not bear poaching, is the main cause of concern in parts of maharashtra, which is the home to around 700 to 1,000 sloth bears. Habitat use by sloth bear melursus ursinus in human dominated areas of jessore wildlife sanctuary, gujarat, india rahul pandya1 and nishith dharaiya2 1 56 grande paseo, san rafael, ca 94903, usa 2 wildlife and conservation biology lab, department of life sciences, hng university, patan gujarat india 384265. Sloth bears are found in thorn forests, wet forests and grasslands of sri lanka, india, bhutan, nepal and bangladesh.
We interviewed 166 victims of sloth bear attacks which occurred between 2004 and 2016 and found that most attacks occurred in forests. Enucleation, eye, sloth bear, human animal conflict he present paper reveals a rare incidence in which a sloth bear attacked a lady in mount abu wildlife sanctuary, rajasthan, india and enucleated her eye in such a way that it is perfectly suitable for transplantation. Sloth bear attack behavior and a behavioral approach to safety. Sloth bear attack behavior and a behavioral approach to safety 2 objectives 1. Most sloth bear range in india and nepal is limited to habitats below. Tim manley, grizzly bear specialist for montana fish, wildlife and parks the primary cause of human and black bear conflict along the urbanwildland interface has been attributed to the availability of humanfood sources. A pictorial handbook published under the project dynamics of humansloth bear conflict in the kanhapench corridor, madhya pradesh, india this handbook is dedicated to the people who depend on forests for a living, who share their habitat with wildlife, and who strive to coexist in harmony. A fragile coexistence of between sloth bears and humans. Dec evaluates every scenario to determine the severity of the situation and to identify problem animals. Human bear conflict, and not bear poaching, is the main cause of concern in parts of maharashtra, which is the home to around 700 to 1,000 sloth bears. They are solitary animals except during the breeding season and a male sloth bear will have a home range of kms 8 miles that overlaps with other sloth bear ranges.
To identify key issues for human sloth bear conflict in the proposed study area 2. Sloth bears probably arose during the middle pliocene and evolved in the indian subcontinent. This is small compared to other bears but it is most likely. Incidences of human mauling and killing are frequent. Doc human sloth bear conflict challenges conservation in. All the victims were directly interviewed using a predesigned survey format. News reports also suggest that humansloth bear conflicts are at a high rate from the area. Introduction studies in mount abu sanctuary have documented human sloth bear conflict to various extends. To study the local peoples attitude towards the sloth bear conservation 4. Shiva raj bhatta department of national parks and wildlife conservation, nepal for his valuable. A total of 166 victims 65% of the 255 cases on file were interviewed. Submissions of about 750 words are preferred, and photos, drawings, and charts are appreciated. Topics include urban and rural bear management, biological criteria for lethal removal, bear spray and firearms use for safety.
Human killing is the decisive and most critical expression of human leopard conflict and needs to be addressed sensitively to maintain local support for leopard conservation in india. Dynamics of humansloth bear conflict in the kanhapench. Sloth bears melursus ursinus caused the highest number of human. Causes and mitigation measures in kota,rajasthan, india the sloth bear melursus ursinus is now considered as endangered by iucn red list of 2011.
Understanding drivers of humanleopard conflicts in the. Pdf rising concerns of humansloth bear conflict in. They highlighted the reason for this miserable condition being deforestation and human interferences. The sloth bear melursus ursinus is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the indian subcontinent. Humanslothbear conflicts in madhya pradesh, india created date. Pdf on nov 26, 2012, subrat debata and others published humansloth bear conflict in balasore wildlife division, odisha, india find, read. Broad causes of conflict1 at a general level, we can identify five main categories of causes leading to humanwildlife conflict.
Sloth bear wikimili, the free encyclopedia wikimili, the f. Humanbear conflicts cause annoyance, financial losses, injuries, and even death to people. One female bear was found badly injured after being shot. How to avoid conflict with sloth bears a pictorial handbook 2018. Submissions of about 750 words are preferred, and photos, drawings, and charts are. Roughly 80% of bear problems are resolved over the phone with some simple advice listed above. Melursus ursinus sloth bear vulnerable geographic range information sloth bears are present in india, nepal, sri lanka, and bhutan. Characteristics of human sloth bear melursus ursinus. Rescue unit to manage conflict situations, and sloth bear education programs in the high conflict villages.
This document is a synopsis of the presentations and discussions at the 4th international human bear conflict workshop. Some kids perceived the sloth bears to be happy in their habitat while some others critically portrayed the plight of sloth bear human conflict. In this regard, i would like to acknowledgeand heartily thankthe. While crossing road few times tribal watch them, but they maintain ample distance so that animal is not disturbed and give them time for crossing and safely going back into forest. In wild habitat it is considered as the most dangerous wild animal because it is unpredictable and often attacks on human in forests. Topics include bear behavior, bear human conflict updates, bear management, people management.
Request pdf on sep 1, 2015, himanshu shekhar palei and others published humansloth bear conflicts. International bear news welcomes articles about biology, conservation, and management of the worlds eight bear species. In response to a growing number of human bear conflicts in colorado, the general assembly passed house bill 151034 calling on colorado parks and wildlife, the agency responsible for managing all of the states wildlife, to provide information regarding the growing number of human bear interactions. Until recently they were also known to occur in bangladesh, but their continued existence there is uncertain. In north odisha, humansloth bear conflict has been a serious problem.
Characteristics of human sloth bear melursus ursinus encounters. Ursus includes articles on all aspects of bear management and research worldwide including public policy and legal issues related to wildlife. So what does human wildlife conflict have to do with bears. Assessment of asiatic black bear ursus thibetanus human. To address the human bear conflict, people may be educated about the conservation ethics, particularly among locals. Local villagers claim ed conflict rates are increasing. Determine defensive behaviors that sloth bears typically exhibit. Responding to human bear conflict a guide to nonlethal management techniques prepared by get bear smart society, 2015 proviso the information in this booklet is based on the advice and knowledge of specialists with thousands of. Currently, zoo scientists are also studying the behavior, welfare and cognitive abilities of sloth bears in human care. The contents of this handbook are based on the study of humansloth bear conflict in balaghat, seoni, and mandla districts of madhya pradesh, and can be used in other areas of the satpudamaikal landscape, however, the situations in other areas may differ because of different social constructs and ecological factors. Bear policy documents such as the iucn bear action plan and the national bear conservation and welfare action plan nbcwap of india recognize that reducing the impacts of habitat fragmentation and human activities on sloth bear habitats is critical to sloth bear persistence, and also recommend research on the species at a landscape scale. Pdf humansloth bear conflict in a humandominated landscape. In order to resolve the conflicts and plan a conservation action plan, this study on the ecology of sloth bear and human bear conflicts was conducted in chhattisgarh. A global survey of countries, experts, and key factors.
In recent months the rescue team has responded to six cases where bears have been caught in snares or suffered injuries in encounters with local villagers. And they are in north america, south america, asia, and europe. The sloth bear melursus ursinus, also known as the labiated bear, is an insectivorous bear species native to the indian subcontinent. Chhaya bhatnagar, rubin philip, deependra singh shekhawat keywords. Identifying key issues for conservation of sloth bear. In india, sloth bear attacks on humans and other human bear conflicts are increasing in number and frequency, with severe consequences for sloth bear conservation. The sloth bear evolved from ancestral brown bears during the pleistocene and shares features found in insecteating mammals through convergent evolution. Unsecured attractants are the single biggest factor for bears coming into conflict with people. Being nocturnal, sloth bear many times ventures in outskirts of human presence, availability of easy food and water could be the main reason. Determine the circumstances under which defensive attacks occur. Assessment of asiatic black bear ursus thibetanus human conflicts at dhorpatan hunting reserve nepal. Of all this, currently humansloth bear interactions in different parts of india assumes.
During monsoon season, bear raid crops, and invade human habitation and crop fields in search of food items murthy and. In retaliation, some local villagers kill sloth bears. Projected impact for the quadrennium 20172020 by the end of 2020, we will be implementing the conservation action plan for the sun bear and sloth bear, and thereby making strides toward. Rising concerns of humansloth bear conflict in odisha, eastern india. To organise conflict awareness and conservation educational programmes 5. At the outskirtsof the wildlife ranges, bears are causing lot of a nuisances. Evaluation of translocation of black bears involved in humanbear conflicts in southcentral colorado. It is listed as vulnerable on the iucn red list, mainly because of habitat loss and degradation.
Whistler humanbear conflict management plan, 2009 iv acknowledgements as with the active implementation of a humanbear conflict management plan, the writing of such a plan cannot be accomplished without the assistance and collaboration of key agencies and individuals. Pdf humansloth bear conflict in balasore wildlife division. Causes and mitigation measures in kota, rajasthan, india kiran choudhary1, krishnendra singh nama2 1department of botany, mb pg college, kota, rajasthan, india 2career point, university of kota, rajasthan, india abstract the sloth bear melursus ursinus is now considered as endangered by iucn red list of 2011. We studied the patterns of sloth bear attacks in the region to understand the reasons for conflict. Sustaining threatened wild sloth bear populations can be achieved only with a comprehensive understanding of their ecological and behavioral needs. A conservation challenge for coexistence find, read and cite all the research you need on. The vast majority 82%, n 141 of these papers described conflicts in a certain site, whereas only 18% n 31 were about conflict resolution.