Rescued Asian black Bear cub handed over to Division

On dated 26^th May 2016, the Range Officer of Ramina Park Range Office under Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Park (JDNP) formally handed over three months old female Himalayan black Bear cub to the Wangdue Forest Division, Lobesa. As informed by the Range Officer the cub was rescued by the construction workers of Goen Tshephu Lhakhang Construction and immediately handed over to the Park Range on the same day. “We heard the howling and weepy noise for three consecutive days and found it was black Bear cub craving for her mother when we went to see at the site”, said the construction laborers.

Scientifically, the Himalayan black Bear mothers give birth in January and stay with their cubs for 16-17 months. They leave their dens in early to mid April in search of food and better environment to forage. The sources also says that the bears may move in and out of their dens or may leave abruptly, especially if dens become wet from rain or water. So when a mother black bear leads her cubs away from a den, her usual destination is a big tree where the cubs can take refuge from danger. A mother may pass by thousands of other trees to reach a big white pine where she will rake a bed at the base for herself and the cubs. 

Similarly, the Park Range Officer also informed this office that, the mother might have displaced the cub during their movement from one place to another. The case has been reported to the Wildlife Rescue Center, Taba as well and instructed the JDNP to handover to Wangdue Forest Division for further transfer to Taba. 
 

Photo; Rescued black Bear cub at WFD rescue center