Signing off 2014 with the Sloth Bears of Daroji

[V S Sankar]

My expectation was to see the Bears at close quarers like the Tigers.But at Daroji you are taken to a hillock and shown the bears feeding on another hillock around 500 meters away.The 55-250 looked in adequate!At Daroji the bears are fed by the forest department since its inception in 1994.They smear honey on the rocks at "Karadi Kalgutta",a rocky terrain within the sanctuary and the tourists are taken to the spot while they are being fed.Discussions are going on whether to stop the feeding since that makes the bears dependent on humans and may lose their basic instincts.

Canon 400D,55-250IS,ISO 400,f7.1,1/320 cropped

Regards