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Sariska: Govt Awaits Radio Collars For Shifting Sloth Bears To Sariska | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: The forest department’s ambitious plan to relocate sloth bears in the Sariska Tiger Reserve (STR) is taking time in absence of radio collars. After successful reintroduction of tigers at STR, the department is planning to relocate a pair of sloth bears at the reserve.
The pair was to be brought from Sundha Mata and Jaswantpura area in Jalore district. However, the plan was shelved as animal could not be release without collars.
A source said, these collars are to be imported from Germany and will be installed on the bears to track their movement once they are released in the new reserve. There was a delay in procuring these collars. Now, the parcel has reached Delhi and process will be started soon.
An official said, at the time of reintroduction, radio collaring of the sloth bears is mandatory as the animals are in dispersing stage. There is a possibility that animal can venture into human dominated areas which could lead to conflict and therefore it is advisable to collar them.
“This is also applicable to tigers and other animals that are newly introduced in an area and require to be maintained for a limited period until they acclimatize. Along with radio collars, the department will adopt substitute conventional protection monitoring and surveillance methods such as intensive patrolling on foot, anti-poaching camps, information/ intelligence gathering etc.”
The pair was to be brought from Sundha Mata and Jaswantpura area in Jalore district. However, the plan was shelved as animal could not be release without collars.
A source said, these collars are to be imported from Germany and will be installed on the bears to track their movement once they are released in the new reserve. There was a delay in procuring these collars. Now, the parcel has reached Delhi and process will be started soon.
An official said, at the time of reintroduction, radio collaring of the sloth bears is mandatory as the animals are in dispersing stage. There is a possibility that animal can venture into human dominated areas which could lead to conflict and therefore it is advisable to collar them.
“This is also applicable to tigers and other animals that are newly introduced in an area and require to be maintained for a limited period until they acclimatize. Along with radio collars, the department will adopt substitute conventional protection monitoring and surveillance methods such as intensive patrolling on foot, anti-poaching camps, information/ intelligence gathering etc.”
