Guwahati, Aug. 20 -- Two orphaned Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) cubs have successfully begun their new life in the wild with their soft-release into Dehing Patkai National Park in Assam.
Director of Kaziranga National Park Sonali Ghosh said this on Wednesday in a statement, adding that the two cubs were rescued from Dissoi Reserve Forest in Jorhat on February 26 this year.
The cubs, estimated to be between four and six weeks old at the time, were discovered alone by a local youth and handed over to the Na-Kachari Beat Office under the Jorhat Forest Division.
As subsequent surveys found no trace of their mother, they were transferred to Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), in Kaziranga, for specialised care...