Sloth Bear : Study
Scientists suggested that a careful study of sloth bear behaviour during its encounters with tigers can help people across South Asia avert deadly attacks.
- Sloth bears are one of the eight bear species found across the world.
- They are myrmecophagous, meaning, they find bugs and termites to be their most sought after meal.
- They live in a variety of dry and moist forests and in some tall grasslands, where boulders, scattered shrubs and trees provide shelter.
- They mainly inhabit the region of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and presumably Bhutan.
- They have long, shaggy dark brown or black fur and curved claws, which are the longest out of any of the bear species.
- These bears are mostly nocturnal, foraging for food at night and resting in secluded locations
- Sloth Bear Sanctuaries in India: Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary (Karnataka), Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary (Gujarat).
- Conservation Status
- IUCN:Vulnerable
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972:Schedule 1
- CITES:Appendix I
