{"id":350432,"date":"2025-11-21T17:39:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=350432"},"modified":"2025-11-21T17:39:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:09:24","slug":"himalayan-black-bear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/himalayan-black-bear\/","title":{"rendered":"Himalayan Black Bear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Recently, the Uttarakhand government ordered shoot-at-sight action against Himalayan black bears in Pauri district after a surge in attacks.<\/p>\n<h2>About Himalayan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_350435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-350435\" style=\"width: 365px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-350435\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-iStock.jpg?resize=365%2C242&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Himalayan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger)\" width=\"365\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-iStock.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-iStock.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-iStock.jpg?w=906&amp;ssl=1 906w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-350435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; iStock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Himalayan black bear is a <strong>forest-dwelling bear species<\/strong> of the <strong>Himalayan region.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Habitat<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It lives in broadleaf and coniferous forests between altitudes of 1,200 and 3,300 metres.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Distribution<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>It occurs along the <strong>Himalayas from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh and in some foothill and northeastern forests.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It also <strong>occurs in warmer forests below the Himalayas<\/strong>, from Rajaji National Park and Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand to Mizoram.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Keystone species<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It is a keystone species that <strong>acts as a primary seed disperser,<\/strong> which is crucial for maintaining the <strong>stability<\/strong> of the Himalayan ecosystem.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical characteristics: <\/strong>It has a <strong>glossy black coat<\/strong> and a distinctive <strong>white V-shaped patch<\/strong> on its <strong>chest<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Diet<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It is <strong>omnivorous<\/strong> and eats a <strong>variety of plant material and insects<\/strong>, feeding <strong>heavily before winter<\/strong> to build body fat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Behaviour: <\/strong>It is <strong>largely solitary<\/strong> and <strong>nocturnal<\/strong>, is an <strong>excellent climber<\/strong> and <strong>swimmer<\/strong> and <strong>does not hibernate<\/strong> in warmer areas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protection status<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is classified as <strong>Vulnerable <\/strong>on the<strong> IUCN Red List.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is added in the<strong> CITES Appendix I<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is mentioned in<strong> Schedule II <\/strong>of the<strong> Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Threat<\/strong>: It faces <strong>habitat loss from human activities<\/strong> and <strong>climate-change-driven changes in hibernation<\/strong>, which are increasing <strong>human\u2013bear conflict<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the Uttarakhand government ordered shoot-at-sight action against Himalayan black bears in Pauri district after a surge in attacks. About Himalayan Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger) The Himalayan black bear is a forest-dwelling bear species of the Himalayan region. Habitat: It lives in broadleaf and coniferous forests between altitudes of 1,200 and 3,300 metres.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/himalayan-black-bear\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Himalayan Black Bear<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039,11834],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-350432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-species-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350432"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350432\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}