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.