Sloth bear (English Wikipedia)

Joshi, A. R., Smith, J. L., & Garshelis, D. L. (1999). Sociobiology of the myrmecophagous sloth bear in Nepal Archived 10 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 77(11), 1690–1704.

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Pocock, R. I. (1941). "Melursus ursinus Shaw. The Sloth Bear". The Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. 2. Carnivora. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 189–200.
Brown, "Bear Anatomy and Physiology" Brown, Gary (1993). The Great Bear Almanac. Lyons & Burford. ISBN 1558212108.
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arkive.org

McNab, Brian K. (1992). "Sloth bear videos, photos and facts – Melursus ursinus". Journal of Mammalogy. 73 (1). ARKive: 168–172. doi:10.2307/1381879. JSTOR 1381879. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
"Sloth Bear". Arkive: Images of Life on earth. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.

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"Sloth Bear". Arktofile.net. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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"Last Indian dancing bear set free". BBC News. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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Bargali, H. S.; Akhtar, Naim; Chauhan, N. P. S. (2005). "Characteristics of sloth bear attacks and human casualties in North Bilaspur Forest Division, Chhattisgarh, India" (PDF). Ursus. 16 (2): 263–267. doi:10.2192/1537-6176(2005)016[0263:COSBAA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 53633653. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

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Ratnayeke, S., Van Manen, F. T., & Padmalal, U. K. G. K. (2007). Home ranges and habitat use of sloth bears Melursus ursinus inornatus in Wasgomuwa National Park, Sri Lanka. Wildlife Biology, 13(3), 272–284.

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Negi, S. S. (2002). Handbook of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India (Third ed.). Indus Publishing. p. 151. ISBN 978-81-7387-128-3.
de Silva Wijeyeratne, G. (2016). Mammals of Sri Lanka Archived 10 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Bloomsbury Publishing.
Storey, Harry (2008). Hunting and Shooting in Ceylon. Dabney Press. pp. 268–. ISBN 978-1-4097-2852-8. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
Frederick H. A. Seymour (1901). Wild Animals I Have Met: A Book of Natural History and Thrilling Hunting. The Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023. Although they generally subsist entirely on vegetable substances and insects, they will occasionally eat flesh.
Fox, Michael W. (1984). The Whistling Hunters: Field Studies of the Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon Alpinus). Albany: State University of New York Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-87395-843-8. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
Russell, C. E. M. (2008). Bullet and Shot in Indian Forest, Plain and Hill – With Hints to Beginners in Indian Shooting. Phillips Press. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-1-4437-6231-1. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
Kipling, Rudyard; Karlin, Daniel (1989). The Jungle Books. Penguin. pp. 350–. ISBN 978-0-14-018316-0. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

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Yoganand, K.; Rice, Clifford G.; Johnsingh, A. J. T. (2013). "Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus" (PDF). In Johnsingh, A. J. T.; Manjrekar, N. (eds.). Mammals of South Asia. Vol. 1. Universities Press (India). pp. 438–456. ISBN 978-8173715907. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2007.

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Bear Tiger confrontation – 10 pics that tell a story Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Dickysingh.com (10 April 2011). Retrieved on 26 September 2011.

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Dharaiya, N.; Bargali, H. S. & Sharp, T. (2020) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Melursus ursinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13143A166519315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T13143A166519315.en. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
Joshi, A. R.; Garshelis, D. L. & Smith, L. D. (1995). "Home ranges of sloth bears in Nepal: Implications for conservation". Journal of Wildlife Management. 59 (2): 204–214. doi:10.2307/3808932. JSTOR 3808932.
Ratnayeke, S.; van Manen, F.T. & Padmalal, U.K.G.K. (2007). "Landscape characteristics of sloth bear range in Sri Lanka". Ursus. 18 (2): 189–202. doi:10.2192/1537-6176(2007)18[189:LCOSBR]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 56031159.
Yu, Li; Li, Yi-Wei; Ryder, Oliver A.; Zhang, Ya-Ping (2007). "Analysis of complete mitochondrial genome sequences increases phylogenetic resolution of bears (Ursidae), a mammalian family that experienced rapid speciation". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (198): 198. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..198Y. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-198. PMC 2151078. PMID 17956639.
Kumar, V.; Lammers, F.; Bidon, T.; Pfenninger, M.; Kolter, L.; Nilsson, M. A.; Janke, A. (2017). "The evolutionary history of bears is characterized by gene flow across species". Scientific Reports. 7: 46487. Bibcode:2017NatSR...746487K. doi:10.1038/srep46487. PMC 5395953. PMID 28422140.
McNab, Brian K. (1992). "Rate of Metabolism in the Termite-Eating Sloth Bear (Ursus ursinus)". Journal of Mammalogy. 73 (1): 168–172. doi:10.2307/1381879. JSTOR 1381879.
McNab, Brian K. (1992). "Sloth bear videos, photos and facts – Melursus ursinus". Journal of Mammalogy. 73 (1). ARKive: 168–172. doi:10.2307/1381879. JSTOR 1381879. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
Laurie, A.; Seidensticker, J. (1977). "Behavioural ecology of the Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)". Journal of Zoology. 182 (2): 187–204. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04155.x. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
Prajapati, Utkarsh; Koli, Vijay Kumar; Sundar, K.S. Gopi (2021). "Vulnerable sloth bears are attracted to human food waste: a novel situation in Mount Abu town, India". Oryx. 55 (5): 699–707. doi:10.1017/S0030605320000216. S2CID 233677898.
Sreekumar, P. G.; Balakrishnan, M. (2002). "Seed dispersal by the Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in South India". Biotropica. 34 (3): 474–477. Bibcode:2002Biotr..34..474S. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00564.x. S2CID 247666325.
Gomez, Lalita; Wright, Belinda; Shepherd, Chris R.; Joseph, Tito (1 June 2021). "An analysis of the illegal bear trade in India". Global Ecology and Conservation. 27: e01552. Bibcode:2021GEcoC..2701552G. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01552. ISSN 2351-9894. S2CID 233712111.
Bargali, H. S.; Akhtar, Naim; Chauhan, N. P. S. (2005). "Characteristics of sloth bear attacks and human casualties in North Bilaspur Forest Division, Chhattisgarh, India" (PDF). Ursus. 16 (2): 263–267. doi:10.2192/1537-6176(2005)016[0263:COSBAA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 53633653. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

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Servheen, C.; Herrero, S.; Peyton, B. (1999). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). IUCN. pp. 26–30. ISBN 978-2-8317-0462-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022.

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"Balaram Ambaji Wild Life Sanctuary". Forests & Environment Department. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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Yu, Li; Li, Yi-Wei; Ryder, Oliver A.; Zhang, Ya-Ping (2007). "Analysis of complete mitochondrial genome sequences increases phylogenetic resolution of bears (Ursidae), a mammalian family that experienced rapid speciation". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (198): 198. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..198Y. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-198. PMC 2151078. PMID 17956639.
Kumar, V.; Lammers, F.; Bidon, T.; Pfenninger, M.; Kolter, L.; Nilsson, M. A.; Janke, A. (2017). "The evolutionary history of bears is characterized by gene flow across species". Scientific Reports. 7: 46487. Bibcode:2017NatSR...746487K. doi:10.1038/srep46487. PMC 5395953. PMID 28422140.
Sreekumar, P. G.; Balakrishnan, M. (2002). "Seed dispersal by the Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in South India". Biotropica. 34 (3): 474–477. Bibcode:2002Biotr..34..474S. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00564.x. S2CID 247666325.
Gomez, Lalita; Wright, Belinda; Shepherd, Chris R.; Joseph, Tito (1 June 2021). "An analysis of the illegal bear trade in India". Global Ecology and Conservation. 27: e01552. Bibcode:2021GEcoC..2701552G. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01552. ISSN 2351-9894. S2CID 233712111.

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Hadley, B. (21 December 2008), The Sloth Bear (PDF), Bear Specialist Group, archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2008

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Gopal, R. (1991). Ethological observations on the sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) Archived 6 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Indian Forester, 117(10), 915–920.

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Servheen, C.; Herrero, S.; Peyton, B. (1999). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). IUCN. pp. 26–30. ISBN 978-2-8317-0462-3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022.

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Dharaiya, N.; Bargali, H. S. & Sharp, T. (2020) [amended version of 2016 assessment]. "Melursus ursinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T13143A166519315. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T13143A166519315.en. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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Joshi, A. R.; Garshelis, D. L. & Smith, L. D. (1995). "Home ranges of sloth bears in Nepal: Implications for conservation". Journal of Wildlife Management. 59 (2): 204–214. doi:10.2307/3808932. JSTOR 3808932.
McNab, Brian K. (1992). "Rate of Metabolism in the Termite-Eating Sloth Bear (Ursus ursinus)". Journal of Mammalogy. 73 (1): 168–172. doi:10.2307/1381879. JSTOR 1381879.
McNab, Brian K. (1992). "Sloth bear videos, photos and facts – Melursus ursinus". Journal of Mammalogy. 73 (1). ARKive: 168–172. doi:10.2307/1381879. JSTOR 1381879. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
Rajpurohit, K. S. & Krausman, P. R. (2000). "Human – sloth-bear conflicts in Madhya Pradesh, India". Wildl. Soc. Bull. 28 (2): 393–9. JSTOR 3783697.

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Shanmugam, A. A., Kumar, J. K., Selvaraj, I., & Selvaraj, V. (2008). Hematology of sloth bears (Melursus ursinus ursinus) from two locations in India Archived 10 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Journal of wildlife Diseases, 44(2), 509–518.

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Yu, Li; Li, Yi-Wei; Ryder, Oliver A.; Zhang, Ya-Ping (2007). "Analysis of complete mitochondrial genome sequences increases phylogenetic resolution of bears (Ursidae), a mammalian family that experienced rapid speciation". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (198): 198. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..198Y. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-198. PMC 2151078. PMID 17956639.
Kumar, V.; Lammers, F.; Bidon, T.; Pfenninger, M.; Kolter, L.; Nilsson, M. A.; Janke, A. (2017). "The evolutionary history of bears is characterized by gene flow across species". Scientific Reports. 7: 46487. Bibcode:2017NatSR...746487K. doi:10.1038/srep46487. PMC 5395953. PMID 28422140.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Yu, Li; Li, Yi-Wei; Ryder, Oliver A.; Zhang, Ya-Ping (2007). "Analysis of complete mitochondrial genome sequences increases phylogenetic resolution of bears (Ursidae), a mammalian family that experienced rapid speciation". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7 (198): 198. Bibcode:2007BMCEE...7..198Y. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-198. PMC 2151078. PMID 17956639.
Kumar, V.; Lammers, F.; Bidon, T.; Pfenninger, M.; Kolter, L.; Nilsson, M. A.; Janke, A. (2017). "The evolutionary history of bears is characterized by gene flow across species". Scientific Reports. 7: 46487. Bibcode:2017NatSR...746487K. doi:10.1038/srep46487. PMC 5395953. PMID 28422140.

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Servheen Garshelis, D. L.; Joshi, A. R.; Smith, J. L. D. & Rice, C. G. (1999). "Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan". In Servheen, C.; Herrero, S. & Peyton, B. (eds.). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group. ISBN 2831704626.
Servheen, pp. 225–240 Garshelis, D. L.; Joshi, A. R.; Smith, J. L. D. & Rice, C. G. (1999). "Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan". In Servheen, C.; Herrero, S. & Peyton, B. (eds.). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group. ISBN 2831704626.
Servheen, p. 219 Garshelis, D. L.; Joshi, A. R.; Smith, J. L. D. & Rice, C. G. (1999). "Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan". In Servheen, C.; Herrero, S. & Peyton, B. (eds.). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group. ISBN 2831704626.
Servheen, p. 226 Garshelis, D. L.; Joshi, A. R.; Smith, J. L. D. & Rice, C. G. (1999). "Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan". In Servheen, C.; Herrero, S. & Peyton, B. (eds.). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group. ISBN 2831704626.
Laurie, A.; Seidensticker, J. (1977). "Behavioural ecology of the Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)". Journal of Zoology. 182 (2): 187–204. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04155.x. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
Servheen, pp. 226–7 Garshelis, D. L.; Joshi, A. R.; Smith, J. L. D. & Rice, C. G. (1999). "Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan". In Servheen, C.; Herrero, S. & Peyton, B. (eds.). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group. ISBN 2831704626.

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"San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Sloth Bear". Sandiegozoo.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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Ratnayeke, S.; van Manen, F.T. & Padmalal, U.K.G.K. (2007). "Landscape characteristics of sloth bear range in Sri Lanka". Ursus. 18 (2): 189–202. doi:10.2192/1537-6176(2007)18[189:LCOSBR]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 56031159.
Prajapati, Utkarsh; Koli, Vijay Kumar; Sundar, K.S. Gopi (2021). "Vulnerable sloth bears are attracted to human food waste: a novel situation in Mount Abu town, India". Oryx. 55 (5): 699–707. doi:10.1017/S0030605320000216. S2CID 233677898.
Sreekumar, P. G.; Balakrishnan, M. (2002). "Seed dispersal by the Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) in South India". Biotropica. 34 (3): 474–477. Bibcode:2002Biotr..34..474S. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00564.x. S2CID 247666325.
Gomez, Lalita; Wright, Belinda; Shepherd, Chris R.; Joseph, Tito (1 June 2021). "An analysis of the illegal bear trade in India". Global Ecology and Conservation. 27: e01552. Bibcode:2021GEcoC..2701552G. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01552. ISSN 2351-9894. S2CID 233712111.
Bargali, H. S.; Akhtar, Naim; Chauhan, N. P. S. (2005). "Characteristics of sloth bear attacks and human casualties in North Bilaspur Forest Division, Chhattisgarh, India" (PDF). Ursus. 16 (2): 263–267. doi:10.2192/1537-6176(2005)016[0263:COSBAA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 53633653. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2009.

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"Katrick Satyanarayan: How we rescued the "dancing" bears". Ted.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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"Sloth Bear". The Animal Files. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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"Sloth bear killed in Gujarat". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

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Servheen, pp. 225–240 Garshelis, D. L.; Joshi, A. R.; Smith, J. L. D. & Rice, C. G. (1999). "Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan". In Servheen, C.; Herrero, S. & Peyton, B. (eds.). Bears: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Bear Specialist Group. ISBN 2831704626.
"Balaram Ambaji Wild Life Sanctuary". Forests & Environment Department. Archived from the original on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
"Sloth bear killed in Gujarat". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
Yoganand, K.; Rice, Clifford G.; Johnsingh, A. J. T. (2013). "Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus" (PDF). In Johnsingh, A. J. T.; Manjrekar, N. (eds.). Mammals of South Asia. Vol. 1. Universities Press (India). pp. 438–456. ISBN 978-8173715907. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2007.
McNab, Brian K. (1992). "Sloth bear videos, photos and facts – Melursus ursinus". Journal of Mammalogy. 73 (1). ARKive: 168–172. doi:10.2307/1381879. JSTOR 1381879. Archived from the original on 24 March 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
Hadley, B. (21 December 2008), The Sloth Bear (PDF), Bear Specialist Group, archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2008
Joshi, A. R., Smith, J. L., & Garshelis, D. L. (1999). Sociobiology of the myrmecophagous sloth bear in Nepal Archived 10 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 77(11), 1690–1704.
Shanmugam, A. A., Kumar, J. K., Selvaraj, I., & Selvaraj, V. (2008). Hematology of sloth bears (Melursus ursinus ursinus) from two locations in India Archived 10 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Journal of wildlife Diseases, 44(2), 509–518.
de Silva Wijeyeratne, G. (2016). Mammals of Sri Lanka Archived 10 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Bloomsbury Publishing.
"Sloth Bear". The Animal Files. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
"Sloth Bear". Arktofile.net. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
"San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Sloth Bear". Sandiegozoo.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
Storey, Harry (2008). Hunting and Shooting in Ceylon. Dabney Press. pp. 268–. ISBN 978-1-4097-2852-8. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
WildLifeInformation.org Archived 8 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Melursus ursinus – Sloth bear
Laurie, A.; Seidensticker, J. (1977). "Behavioural ecology of the Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)". Journal of Zoology. 182 (2): 187–204. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1977.tb04155.x. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
Frederick H. A. Seymour (1901). Wild Animals I Have Met: A Book of Natural History and Thrilling Hunting. The Ohio State University. Archived from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023. Although they generally subsist entirely on vegetable substances and insects, they will occasionally eat flesh.
Tigers eat sloth bears, don't they?
Bear Tiger confrontation – 10 pics that tell a story Archived 27 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Dickysingh.com (10 April 2011). Retrieved on 26 September 2011.
Fox, Michael W. (1984). The Whistling Hunters: Field Studies of the Asiatic Wild Dog (Cuon Alpinus). Albany: State University of New York Press. p. 150. ISBN 0-87395-843-8. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
Gopal, R. (1991). Ethological observations on the sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) Archived 6 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Indian Forester, 117(10), 915–920.
"Sloth Bear". Arkive: Images of Life on earth. Archived from the original on 6 April 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
"Agra Bear Rescue Facility". wildlifesos.org. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
Bargali, H. S.; Akhtar, Naim; Chauhan, N. P. S. (2005). "Characteristics of sloth bear attacks and human casualties in North Bilaspur Forest Division, Chhattisgarh, India" (PDF). Ursus. 16 (2): 263–267. doi:10.2192/1537-6176(2005)016[0263:COSBAA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 53633653. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
Samad, A. K. S.; Hosetti, B. B. (2017). "Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus Human Conflict: A case study of unprotected bear habitat in Kudligi taluk, Ballari district, Karnataka" (PDF). International Journal of Zoology Studies. 2 (6): 255–260. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
Russell, C. E. M. (2008). Bullet and Shot in Indian Forest, Plain and Hill – With Hints to Beginners in Indian Shooting. Phillips Press. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-1-4437-6231-1. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
Dancing Bears in India. wildlifesos.org
"Last Indian dancing bear set free". BBC News. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
"Katrick Satyanarayan: How we rescued the "dancing" bears". Ted.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
Catton, Charles (1788). "Animal of the bear-kind, Plate 10". Animals drawn from Nature and engraved in aqua-tinta. I. and J. Taylor. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
Kipling, Rudyard; Karlin, Daniel (1989). The Jungle Books. Penguin. pp. 350–. ISBN 978-0-14-018316-0. Archived from the original on 10 February 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2016.

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Gomez, Lalita; Wright, Belinda; Shepherd, Chris R.; Joseph, Tito (1 June 2021). "An analysis of the illegal bear trade in India". Global Ecology and Conservation. 27: e01552. Bibcode:2021GEcoC..2701552G. doi:10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01552. ISSN 2351-9894. S2CID 233712111.

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Samad, A. K. S.; Hosetti, B. B. (2017). "Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus Human Conflict: A case study of unprotected bear habitat in Kudligi taluk, Ballari district, Karnataka" (PDF). International Journal of Zoology Studies. 2 (6): 255–260. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2019.