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High genetic diversity and distinct ancient lineage of Asiatic black bears revealed by non-invasive surveys in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal.

PLoS ONE, 2018
Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) have a widespread distribution in mountain landscapes, and are considered vulnerable globally, but are low-priority species for conservation in Nepal.
Rabin Kadariya, Michito Shimozuru, Jesús E Maldonado, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed Moustafa, Mariko Sashika, Toshio Tsubota   +5 more
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Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus attacks in Kashmir Valley, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2023
Asiatic Black Bear attacks are reported rarely throughout the majority of their global range; however, this has not been the case in the Kashmir Valley where over the past 20–30 years attacks have been relatively common. There are several causes for the high number of attacks, though the foremost reason likely stems from the conversion of natural ...
Aaliya Mir, null Shanmugavelu Swaminathan, null Rashid Y. Naqash, Thomas Sharp, null Attur Shanmugam Arun   +4 more
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Habitat selection of a large carnivore along human-wildlife boundaries in a highly modified landscape. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
When large carnivores occupy peripheral human lands conflict with humans becomes inevitable, and the reduction of human-carnivore interactions must be the first consideration for those concerned with conflict mitigation.
Chihiro Takahata, Scott Eric Nielsen, Akiko Takii, Shigeyuki Izumiyama   +3 more
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Assembling mitogenome of Himalayan Black Bear (U. t. laniger) from low depth reads and its application in drawing phylogenetic inferences

Scientific Reports, 2021
The complete mitogenome of Himalayan black bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger) from Indian Himalayan region was assembled following the modified approach of mitochondrial baiting and mapping using the next-generation sequencing reads. The complete mitogenome
Amrita Bit, Mukesh Thakur, Sujeet Kumar Singh, Bheem Dutt Joshi, Vinay Kumar Singh, Lalit Kumar Sharma, Basudev Tripathy, Kailash Chandra   +7 more
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An analysis of the illegal bear trade in India

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Throughout the range of bears in Asia, a combination of threats - loss of suitable habitat, increasing human conflict, illegal wildlife trade - are pushing bear populations towards extinction.
Lalita Gomez, Belinda Wright, Chris R. Shepherd, Tito Joseph   +3 more
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Spatial-temporal patterns of human-wildlife conflicts under coupled impact of natural and anthropogenic factors in Mt. Gaoligong, western Yunnan, China

Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022
Human-wildlife conflicts (HWC) are major conservation concerns that threaten both wildlife and rural livelihoods, and can vary spatially and temporally in diverse environments.
Yunrui Ji, Xuelei Wei, Fang Liu, Diqiang Li, Jiahua Li   +4 more
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Use and Trade of Bear Body Parts: Impact and Conservation in Arunachal Pradesh State of India

International Journal of Bio-Resource and Stress Management, 2023
The trade of bear and its body parts for use in traditional medicines, in cuisine, and as pets is widespread in Arunachal Pradesh State of India. The bile from bear gallbladder is an especially coveted medicine in the State where it is used to treat a ...
Janmejay Sethy, N. P. S. Chauhan
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Parasites from the Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus) on Kyushu Island, Japan [PDF]

Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 1990
Two Dirofilaria ursi, six Trichodectes pinguis and numerous Haemaphysalis megaspinosa were obtained from an Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) shot in Kyushu, Japan. The presence of two parasites specific to black bears may indicate the existence of a wild population, although the bears are regarded to be extinct on Kyushu Island.
Y, Yokohata, O, Fujita, M, Kamiya, T, Fujita, K, Kaneko, M, Ohbayashi   +5 more
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Symbiotic Relationship Between Local People and Asiatic Black Bears

, 2022
There are 8 species of bears (Ursidae) in the world; of these, 6 species are known to occur in Asia. However, in Bhutan, there are only 2 species: the Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and the sloth bear (Melursus ursinus). The Asiatic black bear is legally protected by the Forest and Nature Conservation Act of Bhutan 1995.
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Status and Food Preferences of Bears in Sub Alpine Scrub Forests, AJK

Journal of Bioresource Management, 2018
Bears belong to the family Ursidae, under the order Carnivora with eight extant species (Grzimek, 2003). Roberts (1997) cite the presence of Himalayan brown bear, Himalayan black bear and Balochistan black bear in Pakistan.
Madeeha Manzoor, Safdar Ali Shah, Jibran Haider   +2 more
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