A man and a woman were attacked by a sloth bear in Zoz village of Chhota Udepur. This is the second attack by a sloth bear in the district in the last 40 days. The incident occurred when Rasik ...

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More attacks (64.7%) occurred when a person was working or resting in the field, or retrieving water for the field followed by attacks while watching over grazing livestock (13.7%). Individuals aged ...

A 35-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Pali district died after a devastating sloth bear attack while collecting firewood. The incident highlights the dangers of human-wildlife conflict in forest areas.

A 50-year-old man suffered severe injuries when a sloth bear attacked him in Palemkota village of Venkatagiri mandal in Tirupati district.

Bear attack in Chhattisgarh's Korar Forest Range | X@ManojSh28986262 A furious sloth bear fatally attacked a father-son duo who went into the forest in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district to procure wood.

Human-wildlife conflict adds another layer of pressure. “Our data show 271 reported sloth bear attacks between 1938 and 2004, and 98% of the victims were men,” Ratnayeke said.

Attacks on humans commonly occur when a sloth bear is startled at close range, just as with the tigers in the study. The bears also tend to stand up, swat and charge in a similar way. Mr. Sharp ...