First photographic evidence of Asiatic Black Bear Ursus thibetanus in Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, India

Authors

  • Priyanka Borah Wildlife Institute of India, Post box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India.
  • Jyotish Ranjan Deka Wildlife Institute of India, Post box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India.
  • Mujahid Ahamad Wildlife Institute of India, Post box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India.
  • Rabindra Sharma Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, Bokakhat, Golaghat, Assam 785612, India.
  • Ruchi Badola Wildlife Institute of India, Post box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India.
  • Syed Ainul Hussain Wildlife Institute of India, Post box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.7660.14.2.20677-20679

Keywords:

Camera trap, Himalayan black bear, northeastern India

Abstract

 The Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) also known as the Himalayan black bear is a Vulnerable species. Its range is distributed throughout southern and eastern Asia. Here we report the first photographic evidence of the species in Kaziranga Tiger Reserve situated in the northeast of India. The photo-captured image of the species has unfolded various dimensions of conservation starting from preparation of baseline information to more systematic surveys in the whole landscape or across northeastern India.

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