I Akum Imsong and Wapangtola along with Nagaland Zoological Park Rescue Team and Range Forest Officer, Mokokchung Division. (Photo Courtesy: NZP)
Dimapur, December 5 (MExN): The Animal Rescue Team of Nagaland Zoological Park, Rangapahar rescued one female Asian Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus laniger) from Mokokchung district on December 2.
The bear cub was found abandoned by its mother in the forest of Mangmetong village under Mokokchung District. It was due to the timely intervention by I Akum Imsong that the cub was safely rescued and nursed till sub-adult and later handed to the Animal Rescue Team of NZP for rehabilitation in the zoo, informed a press release from NZP Director Dr C Zupeni Tsanglai on Monday.
Lauding the efforts made by I Akum Imsong to save cub, the Director stated that the Asian Black Bear also known as Asiatic Black Bear, Moon Bear or White-chested Bear is a sub-species of Himalayan Black Bear and is a Threatened (Vulnerable) Species under IUCN (3.1) and a Schedule II (Part I) species protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
