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RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Ashutosh - 07-12-2020
Himalayan Brown bear mother and 2 cubs looking for food just after hibernation. Also gives an insight into the bear-man conflict in the area:
RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Ashutosh - 08-08-2020
Himalayan black bear camera trapped in Rajaji Tiger Reserve.
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RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - epaiva - 08-08-2020
(08-08-2020, 09:44 PM)Ashutosh Wrote: Himalayan black bear camera trapped in Rajaji Tiger Reserve.It really looks big and powerful
RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Ashutosh - 03-13-2021
Big Himalayan Brown Bear (just pre-hibernation), Kargil.
RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Ashutosh - 05-04-2021
Himalayan Brown Bear mother and cub in Kargil.
RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Ashutosh - 05-22-2021
Social distancing taken to the extreme:
Female bear with cub (swipe to see the cub)
RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Sully - 06-09-2021
Projected climate change threatens Himalayan brown bear
habitat more than human land uses
Abstract
Climate change and land use change jointly are the largest drivers of population
declines, range contraction and extinction for many species across the globe. Wide-
ranging and large-bodied species are especially vulnerable to habitat loss and frag-
mentation due to their typically low population densities, reecting their need for
extensive and connected habitats. We used the multi-scale Random Forests
machine learning algorithm to identify factors driving the habitat selection and
future changes in habitat of Himalayan brown bear, an iconic wide-ranging and
large-bodied species of high conservation interest, across a range of spatial scales.
Habitat selection of brown bears was scale-dependent, with most variables selected
at broad scales. Climatic variables such as maximum temperature of coldest month,
minimum temperature of warmest month and the potential evapotranspiration of
wettest quarter strongly inuenced habitat selection of brown bears. Future projec-
tions indicate a strong difference between the high and low emission scenarios.
Alarmingly, our model suggests that high emission scenarios, with or without land
use change, may result in a decline of brown bear habitat of >90% by the end of
the century. In contrast, low emission scenarios are projected to reduce brown bear
habitat by <23%, with much of the species range shifting to higher elevations. This
study provides an integrative understanding of scale-dependent variables in brown
bear habitat selection, providing critical information for prioritizing areas for habitat
management and conservation. Most importantly, our future projections imply that
traditional conservation efforts, such as in situ conservation, will not be sufcient
to protect the species without climate change mitigation. The incorporation of cli-
mate change mitigation and adaptation in conservation strategies will be one of the
most pressing priorities in biodiversity conservation in this region.
RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Rishi - 09-09-2021
RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Ashutosh - 09-15-2021
Himalayan Black Bear, Dachigam National Park:
Himalayan Brown Bear, Ladakh:
RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Ashutosh - 11-11-2022
Himalayan Black Bear, Corbett:
Himalayan Brown bear, Drass (Kargil):
RE: Bears of the Himalayan Mountains - Roflcopters - 02-02-2024
*This image is copyright of its original author
HIMALAYAN BROWN BEARS & GARBAGE
Since the Kargil war, the habitat and the prey base of the Brown bears has constricted so much that they are forced to survive on garbage dumps near the human settlements.
Some surveys have said that their food consists of 75 percent plastic in various forms like chocolate wrappers, tetra packs of milk, rotten clothes, rubber, even glass bottles(one can be seen in the photograph).
This is causing severe kidney issues and other health problems in the population and even reducing their life span.
The worst part is that these scavenging habits are being passed onto the next generations as well. In this picture one can see the mumma bear along with her cub feasting on the garbage.
The bears cover a distance of several kilometres everyday to reach these dump-yards at dusk, feast on whatever is there for a few hours and then return to their caves by dawn.
It’s a sad state to see and this is painful.
The picture above was clicked at one of those dump-yards in Drass sector.
Drass, Jammu & Kashmir