The food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India
We documented the food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India, between 2002 and 2004 using scat analysis (n=222), direct observation (n=57), and feeding sign observations (n=57). We concluded that Himalayan Brown Bears lead a predominantl...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:4804891abfe64b9089bf0d8f44b3e1a8 2023-05-15T18:41:50+02:00 The food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India Bipan C. Rathore N.P.S. Chauhan 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3609.6649-58 https://doaj.org/article/4804891abfe64b9089bf0d8f44b3e1a8 EN eng Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/1715 https://doaj.org/toc/0974-7893 https://doaj.org/toc/0974-7907 0974-7893 0974-7907 doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3609.6649-58 https://doaj.org/article/4804891abfe64b9089bf0d8f44b3e1a8 Journal of Threatened Taxa, Vol 6, Iss 14, Pp 6649-6658 (2014) Fagopyrum emarginatum Fagopyrum esculentum Got Himalayan Brown Bear Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary Morchella esculenta Ecology QH540-549.5 General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 article 2014 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o3609.6649-58 2022-12-31T04:04:10Z We documented the food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India, between 2002 and 2004 using scat analysis (n=222), direct observation (n=57), and feeding sign observations (n=57). We concluded that Himalayan Brown Bears lead a predominantly herbivorous life style as plant matter occurred more frequently in scats (79%) than animal matter (21%). During summer, monsoon and fall, the frequency occurrence of plant matter was 72.2%, 77% and 91% respectively. During early summer, brown bears foraged primarily on green vegetation such as Rumex nepalensis followed by Chaerophyllum reflexum . Based on direct feeding observations, brown bears were observed to be feeding on 29 species of plants including agricultural crops and one fungi, Morchella esculenta. The overuse by livestock, decline in local herbs and excessive extraction of high altitudinal medicinal plants in this habitat may pose a threat to the fragmented brown bear population. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Journal of Threatened Taxa 6 14 6649 6658 |
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We documented the food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India, between 2002 and 2004 using scat analysis (n=222), direct observation (n=57), and feeding sign observations (n=57). We concluded that Himalayan Brown Bears lead a predominantly herbivorous life style as plant matter occurred more frequently in scats (79%) than animal matter (21%). During summer, monsoon and fall, the frequency occurrence of plant matter was 72.2%, 77% and 91% respectively. During early summer, brown bears foraged primarily on green vegetation such as Rumex nepalensis followed by Chaerophyllum reflexum . Based on direct feeding observations, brown bears were observed to be feeding on 29 species of plants including agricultural crops and one fungi, Morchella esculenta. The overuse by livestock, decline in local herbs and excessive extraction of high altitudinal medicinal plants in this habitat may pose a threat to the fragmented brown bear population. |
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The food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India |
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The food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India |
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The food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India |
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The food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India |
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The food habits of the Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ursidae) in Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh, India |
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food habits of the himalayan brown bear ursus arctos (mammalia: carnivora: ursidae) in kugti wildlife sanctuary, himachal pradesh, india |
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