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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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Landscape Characteristics of Sloth Bear Range in Sri Lanka
Ursus, 2007 Abstract Little is known about the biology, status, or distribution of sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) in Sri Lanka. To facilitate sloth bear conservation, information is needed about where bears occur and what landscapes support their populations. We overlaid a 5- × 5-km grid on 1:50,000-scale land-use maps covering historic sloth bear range in Sri ...
Shyamala Ratnayeke, Frank T Van Manen
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PLoS ONE, 2020 Bhutan is one of the biological hotspots in the world where humans and natural flora and fauna co-exist in close proximity. Bhutan is home to two species of bears: Sloth Bear and Himalayan Black Bear. Human conflicts with bears are reported from all over
Dorji Penjor, Thinley Dorji
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OCULAR FINDINGS IN SLOTH BEARS (MELURSUS URSINUS) RESCUED FROM THE DANCING BEAR TRADE IN INDIA [PDF]
Journal of Zoo and Wildlife MedicineThe aim of this study was to descriptively characterize the ophthalmic findings identified in 43 adult sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) rescued from the dancing bear trade in India and examined at two sloth bear rehabilitation centers in Agra and Bannerghatta nr. Bangalore.
Hartley, Claudia; id_orcid 0000-0002-1246-6479 +8 more
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Melursus ursinus, the sloth bear
, 2008 Bears are large animals, easily recognised by their large head set with small eyes and rounded ears, heavy body, massive, short limbs and a hardly visible tail. Bear sculptures are hard to find. Two examples of realistic sloth bear statues are known from the region of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, and from Bhaktapur, Nepal.
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Habitat occupancy of sloth bear Melursus ursinus in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 Mammals have experienced a massive decline in their populations and geographic ranges worldwide. The sloth bear, Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791), is one of many species facing conservation threats.
Paudel RP +6 more
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, 1988 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Bharos, A. M. K.
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, 1945 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
Battye, R. K. M.
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Sloth bears (Melursus ursinus) in Nepal : ecology, genetic diversity, and human-sloth bear conflict [PDF]
, 2023 The sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) is listed as a globally ‘Vulnerable’ species but has received very low conservation attention in Nepal despite their rarity and ecological importance.
パウデル, ラジャン プラサド +1 more
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2022 The impact of humans on biodiversity, in the form of the spatially extensive occurrence of humans and subsequent habitat degradation, leads to negative interactions between humans and native wildlife.
Sankarshan Chaudhuri +6 more
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