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

 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 p...

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Published inJournal of threatened taxa Vol. 14; no. 2; pp. 20677 - 20679
Main Authors Borah, Priyanka, Deka, Jyotish Ranjan, Ahamad, Mujahid, Sharma, Rabindra, Badola, Ruchi, Hussain, Syed Ainul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 26.02.2022
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Summary: 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.
ISSN:0974-7893
0974-7907
DOI:10.11609/jott.7660.14.2.20677-20679