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Rare Tibetan Brown Bear Spotted In Sikkim, Forest Officer Shares Pictures

For the first time, a rare Tibetan brown bear has been spotted in India. The camera traps that were installed by the Sikkim Forest Department and WWF-India recorded this rare species in the high altitudes of North Sikkim. The pictures were posted by Praveen Kaswan, an Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer. Praveen often shares interesting facts about wildlife.

”You are seeing the first ever picture of a rare Tibetan Brown Bear from #India. With this one more sub-species added to the Indian #biodiversity. This rare animal is documented in higher reaches of Sikkim with the joint effort of #Sikkim FD and WWF. So much India yet to be explored,” he said in the post.

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In terms of its appearance habitat and behavior, the rare bear is very different from the commonly found Himalayan black bear. Above 4000 meters, the omnivore inhabits high-altitude alpine forests, meadows, and steppe where it consumes alpine vegetation and marmots.

One of the rarest bear subspecies worldwide, the Tibetan brown bear, also called the Tibetan blue bear, is hardly ever seen in the wild. From Nepal, Bhutan, and the Tibetan plateau, very few were seen.

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Wow,” exclaimed one user in response to the astounding discovery. Fantastic, and it has a gorgeous, thick fur coat. Fantastic sighting. ”So much of nature as yet unexplored,” said another.

Srushti Sharma

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