Improvement of Wildlife Habitats Why Trees? The sloth bear is a myrmecophagous bear species native to the Indian subcontinent, that feeds on fruits, ants, and termites. "Sloth bears manage to get natural and cultivated plant food from the ground as well as from trees. Some 22 natural plants...
It can reach size of a large bear and weighs as much as 9 kg (20 lb). However the West Indian sloth hardly grows greater than a black bear. Their teeth seem more like rounded cones. They have a 6 – 7 cm long tail but the length differs in some species. Sloths have adapted to ...
Akhtar N., Bargali H.S. & Chauhan N.P.S., 2006b. Home range and management of sloth bear (Melursus ursi- nus) in disturbed and unprotected habitat for North Bilaspur forest division, Chhattisgarh, India. Indian Forester, 132: 123-132....
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/t6-migrates-experts hopeful-of-tigress-mating-with-another-migrant/. Accessed 14 Apr 2015 Dickson BG, Roemer GW, McRae BH, Rundall JM (2013) Models of regional habitat quality and connectivity for Pumas (Puma concolor) in the Southwestern ...
Rhinoceroses are the second largest terrestrial mammals on earth, after elephants. There are five species of rhinoceroses, two live in Africa and three in Asia. African rhinos are the white and black rhinoceroses and Asian ones are the Indian, Javan, and Sumatran species of rhinoceroses....
Sloth bear, forest-dwelling bear inhabiting tropical or subtropical regions of India and Sri Lanka. Named for its slow-moving habits, the sloth bear can neither see nor hear well but has a good sense of smell. It uses its long curved claws to rip open ne
Bear, any of eight species of large short-tailed carnivores found in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The sun bear is the smallest, often weighing less than 50 kg (110 pounds). The largest bear, and the largest land carnivore, is either the polar bear or