Bear Walk Mount Abu

Sloth Bear walk Mount Abu

On the 7 Feb 2018, one week before Valentine's day, my grandson Keith and his friend Dev recorded this bear walk between Veer Bapjee temple and the Orio checkpoint, while driving to Guru Shikari. Video kind favour of dudes, Keith and Dev.

The IUCN includes as Vulnerable the sloth bear because of habitat loss and poaching. After the last census a few years ago,  they estimated about 350 sloth bears in Mt Abu. To read more on Abu bears refer to my earlier posts.

Death of Cub SLOTH BEAR Mount Abu.

Sloth Bear cub dies in the Sanctuary.

Remains of bear cub discovered by Charles.

Hikers from the UK and Spain who were with Charles 

Dead bears are seldom observed in the wild. There has been the instance where two cubs were found to be dead due to drowning in Abu and one instance where an adult bear was found killed by poachers. The mortality rate for bear cubs in the Abode of the gods is quite low. This is the first time that a record has been recorded of a death of a cub in the sanctuary.Charles guide who was on one of his regular treks yesterday with foreigners happened to come across a bear cub who apparently had died quite sometime earlier. He immediately reported the incidence to the concerned authorities. 

On receiving the news a team was immediately sent to investigate the death of the cub. DFO Hemendra Singh, was there to oversee the autopsy conducted by Veterinarians; Dr. Amith Choudhary, Dr. Sandeep Choudhary, and Dr. Nitesh Arora. No foul play was observed as all body parts were intact. I was informed by my family Doctor. Dr. A K Sharma who was also present there that the cub had died of pneumonia.




Tragic end to the fish in the school fish pond

After I had posted the article “Nostalgia St.Mary’s School Mount Abu”, I heard that the fish in the school pond the next day met with a tragic end. No it was not the sloth bear of Abu that attacked the fish in the pond, it was a Good Samaritan, as this bloke took it upon himself to replenish the drying pond with fresh water. It was probably chlorinated water that put paid to the fish in the pond.
The pond is now being refilled after a through spring cleaning. Any one feeling generous could donate some fish when visiting the school next, only after getting a green signal from the principal.