Sloth Bear: The Barefoot Bear of Sri Lanka
Author:   Shyamala Ratnayeke ,  Luxshmanan Nadaraja
Publisher:   Sunway University Press
ISBN:  

9789675492259


Pages:   168
Publication Date:   30 January 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Shyamala Ratnayeke ,  Luxshmanan Nadaraja
Publisher:   Sunway University Press
Imprint:   Sunway University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 28.00cm
Weight:   0.773kg
ISBN:  

9789675492259


ISBN 10:   9675492252
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   30 January 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Foreword Preface 1. Natural History of the Sloth Bear and Cultural Perspectives 2. Distribution of the Sloth Bear 3. The Ecology of the Sloth Bear 4. Sloth Bears as Surrogates for Carnivore Conservation 5. Conflicts Between Humans and Sloth Bears 6. A Future for the Sloth Bear Acknowledgements References Index

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Shyamala Ratnayeke, PhD, conducted the first focused field study on the subspecies of sloth bear found in Sri Lanka. She has been associated with research on Asian bears and other carnivores for more than 20 years. She has served on the IUCN Bear Specialist Group, and on the Council and the Research and Conservation Grants Committee of the International Association for Bear Research and Management for several years. In her current role as associate professor at Sunway University, she teaches courses in biology and conducts research on the Malayan sun bear and other carnivores. Luxshmanan Nadaraja is a leading Sri Lankan wildlife photographer who has published and co-authored a number of books on the nature, archaeology, and culture of Sri Lanka. He is founder and CEO of the studio Wildlight (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka.

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