A day to explore bear necessities

• The first World Sloth Bear Day was commemorated in order to raise awareness and improve bear conservation efforts on the Indian subcontinent.

Background

• Classified -“vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List
• Sloth bears are endemic to the Indian subcontinent (90% of the species found in India).
• Wildlife SOS India, have proposed honouring World Sloth Bear Day
• Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and the Central Zoo Authority (CZA), participated in an event
• Member secretary of the CZA presented a letter to
• conservation and protection of species of bear Listed in Schedule I of the (Wildlife Protection) Act of India, 1972

Prelims takeaway

• Wildlife Protection) Act of India, 1972