The Conference

Four days of formal sessions with a post conference tour to Agra to see the Taj Mahal and visit the Sloth Bear Rescue Facility.

The Conference Sessions
  • Bears in South and Southeast Asia- Distribution & Conservation Status
  • Population Estimation & Monitoring; Ecology & Behaviour
  • Habitat Use & Food Habits
  • Bear-Human Conflicts
  • Community Participation and Bear Conservation.
Workshops or Concurrent Sessions
  • Ex situ conservation & management of bears in captivity
  • Illegal trade in bear parts and role of international/national agencies
  • Rescue & Rehabilitation, welfare of orphaned/confiscated bears
  • Bears and climate change.