Twins at the birth of Himalayan black bears at Bali Safari Park, a result of the conservation programme

TIME.CO, Denpasar – Bear Himalayan black twins (Ursus thibetanus) born at The Amazing conservation and education institute Safari in Taman Bali, Gianyar Regency, thus increasing the population of animals of the vulnerable category, according to the international nature conservation body, IUCN.

“The success in developing the Himalayan black bear is one of our many successes,” The Amazing Bali Safari Park curator, Kadek Kesuma Atmaja, said on Monday, as quoted by Antara.

Kadek, who is also a veterinarian, added that the twins were born on Tuesday, August 1, 2023. The two black bear cubs were named Liu and Liam following a conservation program, which involved raising a male parent named Wu and a female parent named Lili.

The two Himalayan black bear cubs were born after remaining in Lili’s womb for 243-245 days. The birth of Liu and Liam, a rare event, makes Bali Safari Park the only safari park in Indonesia that has managed to breed black bears, also called Asiatic black bears. “This success is also the result of the hard work of the nurses, veterinarians and all the staff,” she said.

Currently, the two Himalayan black bear cubs are in good health and are under close monitoring by the veterinary team of the educational and conservation institute. Both are also undergoing intensive care by the medical team and animal care team to ensure the health of the two cubs.

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With the birth of these two new animals, the number of animals populating this conservation, education, research and recreation institution has increased, reaching more than 100 species and more than 1,000 individual animals. Meanwhile, based on IUCN data, the Himalayan black bear was placed on the red list of threatened animals in 2016, classified as vulnerable.

Based on IUCN data, it is estimated that the population of Himalayan black bears or Asiatic black bears will continue to decline by 31% over the past 30 years due to increases in illegal hunting, illegal trade and loss of natural habitat in nature. . The IUCN estimates that the remaining population of the animal is around 61 thousand specimens, distributed between China, Japan, India and Russia.

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