Walking The Bears.pdf

The three bears, Vierra(Faith) Nadiezda (Hope) Luboif
(Love) are crucial for OBRC in the new order of things
as post release monitoring is imperative, both for the
rehabilitators and the donors
7. Discussion
Black or Brown: Bear is NOT one
It would seem that most of the positive aspects of the
Pazhetnovmodelinbrownbearrehabilitationcouldbe
incorporated in the Asiatic black bear rehabilitation.
And it could well be so, but for the inherent
dissimilarities in the two species.
8. Feedback
It is easy to see why most rehabilitators regard the
Pazhetnov model as one of the best in the world. Its
founder is a venerable man, and his commitment is
legendary. But the younger Pazhetnovs, Sergey and
his son Valiya, have their jobs cut out for them. They
face the taskmaster in twin sciences, namely wildlife
rehabilitation and conservation medicine.
The weak link in the Pazhetnov armor is its protocol
forrelease.Mostoftheirreleasesareseeminglyrushed
and without proper plans of action for post release
monitoring, the most vital ingredient on which hinges
thefateoftheexercise.Itisgoodtoseethatthisaspect
has their undivided attention and it is not late as bear
biologists are still honing their skills in this key area.
Infact,withtheirexpertisetheycaneasilyleadtheway
in the field of radio tracking of bears.
Another concern is the fact that 12% of their released
bears were below 6 months of age. Some were 3 to 4
months,aperiodinacub’slifewhenitsdefensivebehavior
is yet to be fully formed. No doubt these were cubs that
just took off from the enclosure and never returned. But
such cases can hardly be classified as release, escape
maybe. It is hardly justified that one would expect such
bearstofendforthemselvesatsuchtenderage.