This story is from July 4, 2021

Sloth bear captured in Nilgiris

Sloth bear captured in Nilgiris
Udhagamandalam: A sloth bear which had been roaming around villages near Kotagiri in the Nilgiris was captured on Saturday.
The animal was spotted several times around Milithane, Kerkambai and Indra Nagar villages in the past month.
Based on complaints from villagers, forest officials set up a cage two weeks ago at Milithan to capture the animal. Finally, the sloth bear was caught inside the cage in the early hours on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the bear damaged the cage in a bid to escape. The officials brought another cage and shifted the animal in it. “The sloth bear will be released into the Korakundha forest near Upperbhavani soon,” said Saravanakumar, assistant conservator of forests. tnn
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