Why do these cubs, instead of being in their natural habitat in the wilderness now need to grow up in enclosures or cages in a zoo? Well the abandoned baby bears were found by villagers in the forest after their mother had deserted them because of fear of humans and their dangerous activities. There are three types of human activities going on in the area which are disturbing the forest and its animals – some may be integral towards national security while others can be controlled even as this requires willingness on the part of the authorities.

One activity that might have disturbed the natural habitat of the area, which, till a few months back was a dense jungle, is the ongoing border road and fencing activity across the border. Till a few months back, there was not much by way of human population in this area and the only human activity was of that of militants who use the area to cross over to the Chittagong Hill Tracks in Bangladesh after conducting their subversive activities on Indian soil. Thus on the grounds of national security the road construction and border fencing work became unavoidable.

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