Sloth Bear Killed In Melghat

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 33 No. 2, February 2013

Villagers claimed that they saw two cubs near the body in the early morning. It is vital that the Forest Department now look out for the two cubs as they will be particularly vulnerable without their mother. For several years now, conservationists have been demanding that the highway be closed to night traffic. BJP President Nitin Gadkari forced the hard-topping of roads through Melghatagainst the advice of wildlife conservationists when he was in charge of the Public Works Department (PWD)in Maharashtra.

Source: Sanctuary Asia.

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