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India’s Bear Rescue Movement

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India’s Bear Rescue Movement The story of how Sloth Bears were rescued from the streets This summer, I was one of the few people who volunteered in the Wildlife SOS organization at the Bannerghatta Zoo, located in Karnataka. Wildlife SOS is a leader in the National Bear Rescue movement which is supported by the Forest Department and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. The Bear Rescue movement took its bid starting since the early 90’s when a group of Forest officials travelled through the roads of Agra towards Delhi. In these roads, they observed countless Indian Sloth Bears being put on show for the tourists. The bears were forced to dance and interact in a circus-like way towards the tourists so that its owner could earn money. Being moved by the sight, the Bear Rescue Movement was conceptualised. Being curious species, Sloth Bears are native to the Indian subcontinent and are sparse in number. The primary diet of the Sloth Bears consists of ants, termites a...