JORHAT: A resident of Morongial, Deberapar Nakachari area near the Assam-Nagaland border under the Mariani Range of Jorhat Forest division, found two black-colored bear cubs in the backyard of his house on Wednesday. According to a forest department source, Pabitra Gogoi had gone to the backyard of his house for some work when he heard some noise resembling the cry of an animal and found two black babies of an animal that seemed to be cubs of a bear.
Gogoi then informed the nearest forest department camp, following which the staff from the camp came and confirmed that the babies were bear cubs that were likely to be less than two months old. The village of Gogoi is located near the Dissoi Valley Reserve Forest. Both Gogoi and the forest staff stated that they had earlier spotted an adult bear in the area from time to time, but this was the first time cubs were discovered.
The cubs were taken to the Mariani Range office, and senior authorities were informed about the recovery of the cubs, which were later shifted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), Borjuri, near Kaziranga National Park. The officer stated that it could not be determined whether they were sloths or the Asiatic black bear, as the cubs were in the infant stage.
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