Endangered sloth bear cub born in Bannerghatta Bear Center

PUNE: The Bear Rehabilitation Center in Bannerghatta in Bangalore is now home to a three to four week old sloth bear cub born to sloth bear named 'Kavi' who delivered the bear cub in a deep cave in the large 65 acre bear safari area, said a recent statement from Wildlife SOS, Delhi. Kavi was a rescued dancing bear who was rescued by Wildlife SOS from Gadag district in 2008.

The Bear Rehabilitation and Care center is a collaboration between BBP and Wildlife SOS, a wildlife conservation organization. Executive director of the Bannerghatta Biological Park, Range Gowda, said "It is good news that endangered species like the sloth bear has given birth in captivity. After several years of rehabilitation efforts it is good to observe that the bears are now displaying natural behavior."

The mother bear kept the cub hidden until she ventured out of her cave to forage. The team is currently gathering data on the maternal care behaviour of the bear with the help of camera traps and field biologists to document this for scientific purpose.

The Sloth Bear (Melurus ursinus) is a largely nocturnal bear and one of four species of bears found in India. They follow an omnivorous diet and feed on termites, insects, berries, roots and tubers. Sloth bears are unique and indegenous to the Indian subcontinent. A subspecies of the sloth bear is found in Sri Lanka.

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