Mislabeled and Misunderstood: Large Mammal Distribution Underscores Ecological Significance of Agro‐Pastoral “Wastelands” in India's Deccan Peninsula [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionMulti‐use landscapes are now recognized for their value in supporting biodiversity and aiding species conservation, including charismatic megafauna. However, semi‐arid open‐canopy human‐use landscapes have faced multiple anthropogenic stressors over the ...
Iravatee Majgaonkar +3 more
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Factors affecting the occupancy of sloth bear and its detection probability in Parsa–Koshi Complex, Nepal [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Understanding factors associated with coexistence of human and wildlife in human‐dominated landscapes is crucial for effective species conservation.
Hari Prasad Sharma +13 more
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Isolation, Characterization, and Drug Sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Captive Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus): Unnatural Habitat With Human Environment May Predispose Sloth Bears to Tuberculosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 We describe the isolation, molecular characterization, and drug sensitivity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis recovered from lung tissues of four rescued captive sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) at Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP), Bangalore, India.
Chandranaik B. Marinaik +6 more
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Gastrointestinal parasites of six large mammals in the Wasgomuwa National Park, Sri Lanka [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022 Gastrointestinal (GI) parasites may impose detrimental consequences on wildlife populations due to their capacity to cause mortality and reduce fitness. Additionally, wild animals play an important role in the transmission of zoonoses.
Dishane K. Hewavithana +2 more
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Zoonotic risks and conservation challenges: Gastrointestinal parasites in wild mammals of Chitwan National Park, Nepal [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeGastrointestinal parasites (GIPs) pose a significant threat to wildlife health and biodiversity, impacting reproductive activities, behavior, survival, and population dynamics.
Babita Maharjan +2 more
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Ursids evolved early and continuously to be low-protein macronutrient omnivores [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 The eight species of bears world-wide consume a wide variety of diets. Some are specialists with extensive anatomical and physiological adaptations necessary to exploit specific foods or environments [e.g., polar bears (Ursus maritimus), giant pandas ...
Charles T. Robbins +7 more
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Molecular Characterization of Rotavirus C from Rescued Sloth Bears, India: Evidence of Zooanthroponotic Transmission [PDF]
Pathogens, 2023 The present study reports the detection and molecular characterisation of rotavirus C (RVC) in sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) rescued from urban areas in India.
Yashpal Singh Malik +6 more
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N-mixture model-based estimate of relative abundance of sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) in response to biotic and abiotic factors in a human-dominated landscape of central India [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Reliable estimation of abundance is a prerequisite for a species’ conservation planning in human-dominated landscapes, especially if the species is elusive and involved in conflicts. As a means of population estimation, the importance of camera traps has
Sankarshan Chaudhuri +4 more
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Ursids evolved dietary diversity without major alterations in metabolic rates [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe diets of the eight species of ursids range from carnivory (e.g., polar bears, Ursus maritimus) to insectivory (e.g., sloth bears, Melursus ursinus), omnivory (e.g., brown bears, U.
A. M. Carnahan +4 more
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Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2021 Post-mortem examination of two sloth bears which died in Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, were performed. Both the animals were anorectic and had considerable weight loss before death.
N.Gowri Menon +5 more
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