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Mislabeled and Misunderstood: Large Mammal Distribution Underscores Ecological Significance of Agro-Pastoral "Wastelands" in India's Deccan Peninsula. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
A large part of India's Deccan peninsula consists of agricultural lands interspersed with open ecosystems that support megafauna populations. We examined the distribution of four large mammals: blackbuck, striped hyena, sloth bear and the Indian wolf in agro‐pastoral landscapes of north Karnataka's Koppal district using an interview‐based occupancy ...
Majgaonkar I, Paul A, Sharma S, Ghorpade I.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Community stance towards sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) conservation in Odisha, India

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity, 2023
. Mardaraj PC, Pirie TJ, Sethy J, Behera S. 2023. Community stance towards sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) conservation in Odisha, India. Biodiversitas 24: 2521-2526.
Prakash C. Mardaraj, Tara J. Pirie, J. Sethy, S. Behera   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Mitochondrial Genomes Reveal an Explosive Radiation of Extinct and Extant Bears near the Miocene-Pliocene Boundary [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Despite being one of the most studied families within the Carnivora, the phylogenetic relationships among the members of the bear family (Ursidae) have long remained unclear.
Bray, Sarah C. E., Briggs, Adrian W., Cooper, Alan, Dear, Paul H., Hofreiter, Michael, Kolokotronis, Sergios-Orestis, Krause, Johannes, Malaspinas, Anna-Sapfo, Matheus, Paul, Nocon, Aline, O\u27Brien, Stephen J., Paabo, Svante, Rabeder, Gernot, Slatkin, Montgomery, Soibelzon, Leopoldo, Spriggs, Helen, Stiller, Mathias, Unger, Tina   +17 more
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Patterns and predictors of human-sloth bear conflict in Nepal: Implications for coexistence in unprotected forest landscapes

bioRxiv, 2023
Human-sloth bear conflict, generally in the form of human attacks, is common throughout most areas where sloth bears co-occur with humans. The situation is more prevalent in multi-use forest landscapes outside protected areas.
Manoj Pokharel, C. Aryal, Bidhan Adhikary, Jeevan Rai   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The morphology of xenarthrous vertebrae (Mammalia: Xenarthra) / [PDF]

, 1999
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Gaudin, Timothy J. (Timothy James), 1966-
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Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) Maternity Denning Behavior Observations at Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam, India

Asian Journal of Research in Zoology, 2023
The Sloth bear is an average-sized black bear with a long, shaggy coat. a long ruff of hair around the back, and a white V- or Y-shaped mark on the breast. Males that are considered to be "large" often top out around 145 kg and 170 centimeters.
Ravi Babu Surisetti, Jaya Pattasi, Purushotham Mallarapu   +2 more
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Identifying suitable habitats for sloth bear conservation in Eastern India

Natura Croatica, 2023
Today, the most significant threats to mammal predators are habitat losses and anthropogenic pressure. Although sloth bears are widely distributed in India, there is still a risk of populations becoming fragmented and isolated.
Prakash C. Mardaraj, Ashish Panda, Tara J. Pirie, J. Sethy, M. Fellowes   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Behavioural Profiles of Brown and Sloth Bears in Captivity [PDF]

Animals, 2017
Three brown bear (Ursus arctos arctos) individuals and two sloth bear (Melursus ursinus inornatus) individuals were observed in captivity to produce behavioural profiles for each individual. Data collected through behavioural observations were used to produce activity budgets, and to identify space usage and certain aspects of social behavior ...
G. Q. Pastorino, Y. Christodoulides, G. Curone, P. Pearce Kelly, M. Faustini, M. Albertini, R. Preziosi, S.M. Mazzola   +7 more
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Receptions of Israelite nation-building: Modern Protestant natalism and Martin Luther [PDF]

, 2010
This is the author's PDF version of an article published in Dialog© 2010. The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.comThis article evaluates the claim that Martin Luther was the forerunner of natalism, looking at his references to ...
McKeown, John P.
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Seasonal Food Habit Variation of Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in Feeding Turtle Eggs in Kasibugga Range of Srikakulam District, of Andhra Pradesh

Mathews journal of veterinary science, 2023
In India, the sloth bears are found from the foothills of Himalayas to the southern end of Western Ghats. Although widely distributed, the population of Sloth Bear is declining due to habitat loss and diminished food resources.
K. J. Newport, Somesh ., S. Dharini
semanticscholar   +1 more source