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World Sloth Bear Day – October 13

October 17 , 2022 770 days 461 0
  • The first World Sloth Bear Day was in 2022.
  • It was proposed by Wildlife SOS India, an organisation involved in sloth bear conservation and protection for over two decades.
  • The (International Union for Conservation of Nature) IUCN-Species Survival Commission (SSC) sloth bear expert team accepted and declared the day to be celebrated worldwide.
  • Sloth Bear is one of the 8 bear species found across the globe.
  • Sloth bears do not hibernate
  • Its alternative name is “honey bear”.
  • Presently Sloth bears are only found in the Indian subcontinent, Nepal and a sub-species in Sri Lanka.
  • About 90% of the global Sloth Bear population is found in India.

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