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Five Asiatic black bears released in Pakke Tiger Reserve of Arunachal Pradesh

ITANAGAR, July 17: The Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) has released a batch of five Asiatic black bears in Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. According to a report in ENN (Environmental News Network), the bears, hand-reared at the CBRC, were undergoing acclimatisation in the wild at Upper Dikarai since September last year. Following the soft-release protocol known as "assisted release', the bears were taken for daily walks in the wild assisted by their caretaker or