Sloth Bear
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- Context (DTE): Conflict between humans and sloth bears in Karnataka was in the news.
- Sloth Bear are also called Honey Bear.
- They live in dry and moist forests and in some tall grasslands.
- Distribution: Sri Lanka, India, Bhutan and Nepal, predominantly in lowland areas.
- Food Habits: Eat termites and ants, fond of honey.
- Sloth bears do not hibernate.
- Tribes associated: Kalandars-Karnataka. Use bears for street performance to earn their living.
- Conservation Status: IUCN Red List: Vulnerable | CITES: Appendix I | WPA, 1972: Schedule I
- Threats: Habitat loss, poaching for body parts, captured for use in performances and hunted because of their aggressive behavior and destruction of crops.
- India has four sloth bear sanctuaries that are home to over 620 of these animals.
- The Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary in Karnataka, Ballari district, is Asia’s first sloth bear sanctuary.
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