Sunday morning saw three bears attack a man Asharam Garasia while he was travelling on the road near Saal village.
Four persons have been injured in attacks by sloth bears in Mt Abu, the lone hill station of Rajasthan close to Gujarat border in the lat two days. Attacks by bears are increasing in number in the tourist town and experts believe it to be the fallout of tourism. Bears are increasingly moving into habitation areas in search of easy food which is increasing the incidents of attacks on humans. Forest department and administration have advised people to not move alone.
Sunday morning saw three bears attack a man Asharam Garasia while he was travelling on the road near Saal village. On Saturday too three persons were attacked by bears in two separate incidents. A woman Sita Devi and her seven year old daughter who were part of a pilgrims group sustained serious injuries when a bear attacked them near the Nilkanth Road area. The two were saved by people who heard them screaming for help. A short while later another person Om Prakash, an employee of All India Radio was injured by a bear around the same spot. All three have sustained injuries from the bear’s nails and teeth and have been admitted to a local hospital.
Experts are concerned with the regularly increasing incidents of bear attacks. “It is two-fold problem that needs urgent attention. Natural habitat and food base is shrinking, on the other hand there is easy access to food. This is causing a change in food habits of bears and they are increasingly wandering into habitation areas resulting in man-animal conflict,” said Dr Tapesh Mathur senior veterinary officer, Jaipur.
“There have been six incidents of bear attacks in the last four months. We are putting up sign boards for people to keep distance from the bears. We have advised people to not move alone in areas close to forests. The administration provides an amount of Rs 40,000 to those injured for treatment,” Nishant Jain SDM Mt Abu.
“It is monsoon, bears have little cubs with them and rains sometimes create food crisis. We have to ensure the safety of the people and the bears and are also telling hotel and food stall owners not to dump left overs in the open, said Balaji Kari, DFO Mt Abu.
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