Bear Specialist Group Member Receives Award for Sloth Bear Conservation in India

摘要

The Government of the State of Odisha in India has bestowed the prestigious "Biju Patnaik Wildlife Conservation Award" for Balasore District (sub divisional level) in 2014 to Prakash Mardaraj. Prakash is a member of the Sloth Bear, and Human Bear Conflict Expert Teams in the Bear Specialist Group. The award was given to recognize his contribution to the conservation of sloth bears, which has included encouraging local people to preserve bear habitat in the Nilgiri Range (Mardaraj 2014). He is the second youngest person to receive this award.