Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2015 Characterisations of the Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) diet during three distinguished seasons (monsoon, winter and summer) in the semi-arid region of western India was under study.
Tana P. MEWADA
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Sloth Bear Attacks on Humans in Central India: Implications for Species Conservation
Human-Wildlife Interactions, 2018 Conflicts with wild animals are increasing as human populations grow and related anthropogenic activities encroach into wildlife habitats. A good example of this situation is the increase in conflicts between humans and sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) in ...
Nisha Singh +2 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2013 We used information from systematic camera trapping surveys to study activity patterns of sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Western Ghats during November 2009 to April 2010.Overall 61 independent photographs were obtained from ...
T. Ramesh +3 more
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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 +7 more
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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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SARS-CoV-2 Serological Surveillance of Both Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Zoo Animals with the Identification of a Sloth Bear and a Tapir with Previous Infection [PDF]
VirusesSince its discovery in 2019, SARS-CoV-2 has continued to be detected in both humans and animals worldwide. Currently there is limited research focusing on serological surveillance of wildlife under human care.
Marie Arvidson +8 more
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DiversityEndemic to the Indian subcontinent, the sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is a threatened species, present in fragmented habitats across India. Field techniques such as direct observation and camera trapping alone are not sufficient and may not be explicit ...
Lynette Gomes +3 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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Grievous Temporal and Occipital Injury Caused by a Bear Attack [PDF]
Case Reports in Otolaryngology, 2013 Bear attacks are reported from nearly every part of the world. The chance of a human encountering a bear increases as the remote bear territory diminishes.
Sampath Chandra Prasad +4 more
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Navigating human-sloth bear encounters and attacks in Nepal’s unprotected forests
Environmental ChallengesHuman-sloth bear conflict is a recurring issue in multi-use forest landscapes outside protected areas (PAs). In Nepal’s southern region, sloth bears are a major contributor to human-wildlife conflict, yet comprehensive information to inform conflict ...
Manoj Pokharel
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