Wildlife S.O.S. is Saving The Dancing Bears Of India
Wildlife S.O.S. (the only Dancing Bear Rescue and Sanctuaries in India) has been rescuing and rehabilitating these bears since 2002. As of June 20, 2009 525 Dancing Bears have been rescued and the remaining 100 will be saved as well.
Read more about this wonderful organization, their founders and bear-givers (did you get that? like care-givers. I coined that, I think -- LOL) and their programs below. You'll see it's not as simple as just getting the bears off the streets and into the sanctuary. There is so much more: the rehabilitation of the traumatized bears; teaching them how to be bears; the ongoing care and feeding of almost 500 bears; the veterinarian care; the retraining the bears "owners"; and stopping the poachers -- to name just a few.
Read on and learn about the past, the present and the future of these wonderful Sloth Bears and how Wildlife S.O.S. is saving the Dancing Bears of India, one bear at a time.
This silhouetted dancing bear graphic will represent Dancing Bears. This is in protest to the use of sloth bears as Dancing Bears and will also warn that graphic descriptions are in the module.
Sloth Bear with Cubs - How Sloth Bears Should live
500th Dancing Bear Rescued by Wildlife S.O.S. in Dec. 2008
500 sloth bears saved in just 6 years
Wildlife S.O.S. is changing the way people treat animals and at the same time changing the culture and society of the Kalandars. The Kalandars are given money for the bears (because the bears are how they earn a living). The men are trained in new professions, their children are educated and grow up to be productive citizens who can support their families without abusing animals. The women are, for the first time, playing a role in supporting their family monetarily and earn respect for themselves and from others. Because of this, the woman are playing a more active role in their communities.
What to do if you see a Dancing Bear
How you can help stop the dance
Do NOT give moneySome people give money to get the trainer to stop the dancing while others refuse hoping if they don't give money the dancing will stop.
Unfortunately, the bear loses whether you give money or not. If the trainer gets money for getting them to dance, then they make them dance; if they get money to stop them from dancing, they make them dance so they can get money from those caring folks. They really play into the westerner's heart strings and we can't help but give to stop the pain; unfortunately it only the stops the pain for a few minutes (until you are no longer on the scene).
DO contact police immediately
Wildlife S.O.S. (WSOS) has created an educational program at the schools and also in public with posters, etc. to let people know to not give money. They advise people to report them to the authorities (police) immediately and tell them exactly where the trainer and bear are. That allows the police to get a rep from Wildlife S.O.S. andd together they swoop in arresting the trainer and WSOS takes the bear to the sanctuary.
How The Sloth Bears Are Captured
Poacher take over 100 Sloth Bear cubs per year from the wild. The cubs, who are snatched from their mothers when they are just weeks old, witness their mothers being brutally killed while trying to defend them.These cubs are taken to be sold to the Kalandars, a nomadic people, who turn them into "Dancing Bears". The majority of cubs often die before reaching the Kalandars' villages from trauma, dehydration, starvation or all three.
Those who survive are sold for about 8,000 rupees each ($200).
A Sloth Bear Cub Saved From Poachers
Safely At Wildlife Rescue
This little guy is one of the lucky ones. He was saved from poachers by Wildlife S.O.S. before they reached the Kalandar buyer. He will be hand-raised and taught to be a bear. He'll grow up with and play with the other cubs and bears that are saved. He'll do bear things and be safe while doing them. He will have a good and long life thanks to Wildlife S.O.S. and their commitment to save all of these wonderful bears.Poached Sloth Bear Cubs Introduction To The Kalandars
The cubs are most often tiny and fragile when captured and are roughly handled by the poachers. Enduring severe shock compounded by fear, the cubs finally arrive at a Kalandars village.When they arrive, their torment continues. The Kalandar, who want the bear to be submissive so all in their power to dominate the cub. The cubs first few days are spent under an upside-down basket. In the Dark. Without food, water, or contact of any kind.
Next the cub is taken from under the basket and tied to a post in the village where the children torment the already frightened animal.
Before the age of 6 months, the cub's muzzle is pierced with a red-hot poker, without anesthesia. The poker is forced through the bone, cartilage and nerve membrane in the top of the muzzle. A coarse rope is then pulled through the wound, sometimes resulting in an infection.In many cases, a second piercing is necessary, usually done before the first wound has healed. Before they reach a year old, their teeth are knocked out with a hammer -- with no anesthetic.
Between 60% and 70% of the cubs die before they can be trained. Surviving cubs suffer a punishing regime of beatings and starvation to make them submissive to their trainers. Cubs normally spend at least two years with their mothers, so it is not difficult to imagine their fear as they are subjected to an unnatural existence ridden with pain.
Another Cub Saved By Wildlife S.O.S. (Still In Poacher's Bag)
Two Lensmasters Join Forces
Making Trip To India For The Bears
Karen de la Carriere of Thomas Kinkade fame, inspired and turned over the making of the Dancing Bears lens to me, even though it was dear to her heart because of my connection with Bears.
We're going to India! That's right, this summer, Karen and I are going to visit with Geeta and Kartick and the rescued Dancing Bears ~~ we are on a mission to get the last Dancing Bears off the streets ~~ and we will be back with so much more info. We can bear-ly contain our excitement!
Coming Soon!
I've created How to Plan a trip to India with a step-by-step approach as we plan our trip. And, coming soon, I'll be blogging about our trip to WSOS' Bear Sanctuaries in India. I'll include details and photos of our visit with Geeta and Kartick and the rescued bears. Stay tuned...
NOTE from 12/31/08: Due to the economy, our trip has been postponed at this time. We are still hoping to go to India as soon as we can.
How Sloth Bears Are Trained To Dance
To train the bear to dance, hot coals are placed under their feet and the muzzle pain is exacerbated as the trainer pulls on the rope forcing the cub to stand upright. Under their thick collars, cuts are made to inflict more pain, thus the bears' undivided attention and complete compliance.Once upright the trainers strike each hind paw with a stick. To avoid the pain, the bear lifts each foot in turn. Eventually, the trainer has only to strike the ground for the bear to lift its feet. It is now a "dancing" bear. A tap on the muzzle causes the bear to fold its paws over its nose in a gesture of "greeting" to amuse the audience.
The bear is taught to fear its owner, a simple matter when the animal is small. As the bear gets bigger and stronger, the owner, needing to exert full control, reinforces the fear by hitting the animal across the face with sticks and ropes.
If the bear shows any sign of rebellion, the rope through the muzzle is forcibly pulled to make the bear stand and, in many cases, the muzzle is re-pierced to exert control through further pain.
In the end, the spirit is broken.
Contented Rescued Bear At Wildlife S.O.S. Agra Sanctuary In Agra
After Training - Taking The Dancing Bear On The Road
The Suffering Continues
Once trained, the bears travel with their owners for eight or nine months of the year, often over long distances and mostly on foot. On average, the bears work about 6 hours a day and up to 10 hours for special occasions such as weddings, festivals and fairs. While on the road the trainer may allow his bear to have enough leeway on the rope to forage by the roadside for ants or other insects. Life on the road is hard for both bear and owner, no form of medical help is available for either.The bears may suffer, and die, from stress, training methods, gastro-intestinaldisorders, respiratory diseases and worm infestations. When medical help is needed, the Kalandars rarely consult a vet, preferring instead to ask village elders for advice.
Laila -- Another saved bear cub
A Dancing Bears Fate When They Can No Longer Dance
A Dancing Bear has several fates that await her when she can no longer dance due to age or illness (most have tuberculosis)...Many are transported to Nepal, Bangladesh or Pakistan where they are killed for their gall bladder or as a entree in a gourmet dinner.
Others have their gall bladders harvested for eastern medicine. India is the 4th largest supplier of gall bladders to Japan according to Traffic International.
The Indian Sloth Bear is also the bear used in the bear baiting fights in Pakistan where the bear is tied up, then dogs are set on it. The bears that survive after a fight is stopped, are put up to fight again after her bite wounds heal. A bear usually only lasts 3 fights before she is literally torn to pieces.
A recued cub at Wildlife S.O.S. Sanctuary
The Statistics Behind The Dancing Bears
The statistics are gruesome
Even though the Sloth Bear is a protected animal under Schedule 1 of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, over 100 cubs a year are poached for the Dancing Bear trade. Here's what happens to them.
A total of 60% to 70% of the cubs die before training.
20% from shock of separation from their mothers
20% to 40% die during transportation
20% die during early handling
40% of the remaining cubs die during their first year.
Life Expectancy:
Dancing Bears - 7 to 8 years
Wild Sloth Bears - up to 30 years
Wildlife S.O.S.
Saving The Dancing Bears of India.
India's First Sanctuaries For Dancing Bears
Founded And Operated By Wildlife S.O.S.
In 1998, Wildlife SOS, an Indian Charity dedicated to saving India's animals, was offered land to build the first ever rescue center for bears in India. Co-founders, Geeta Seshamani and Kartick Satyanarayan, undertook an 18-month research project to understand the issues and the needs of the bears and the Kalandar people and developed the India Bear Rescue Project and Tribal Rehabilitation.In 1999 construction of the sanctuary began within the Sur Sarovar Bird Sanctuary near Agra. A 2,000 acre forestry department owned conservation area, just a few miles away from the world famous Taj Mahal.
In December 2002, the sanctuary was completed with joint funding from UK charity International Animal Rescue, and the Australian group Free The Bears Fund. The first six bears were rescued on Christmas Eve of that year.
The site is secure, with a walled perimeter and electric fencing. It has man-made dens, several large pools, quarantine dens and socialization areas, a state of the art veterinary clinic and laboratory, food preparation and storage rooms. The goal is to make the bears as comfortable as possible and the sanctuary is as close to a wild environment as possible, with artificial means being used where necessary to help the bears.
By January 2007 the number of bears rescued by Wildlife SOS and International Animal Rescue had risen to more than 350. After signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU ) with the Forestry Department in the southern state of Karnataka, the two charities took on a second sanctuary in Bannerghatta near Bangalore., using the tried and tested successful methods adopted in Agra. An additional 145 acres of adjacent forest land has been acquired in Agra to allow expansion, and holding centers in Bhopal and Hyderabad are also taking in rescued bears.
For frequently asked questions about the Dancing Bears of India, click Frequently asked questions
As of Dec. 2008, 500 bears have been rescued and are being rehabilitated at 4 Wildlife S.O.S. bear sanctuaries.
Video Of Recue Of Sloth Bear Cubs by Wildlife S.O.S.
Dancing Bears
Short film about the campaign to end the poaching of sloth bear cubs in India, which are sold to street entertainers. The film shows the work of the charities Wildlife SOS and One Voice and was produced as a pilot for a TV series.
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For The Love Of Sloth Bears
Co-founder, Geeta Seshamani
As you can see by this picture of Co-founder, Geeta Seshamani, and the one below of Co-founder, Kartick Styanarayan, they love these bears and the bears love them in return.To meet a few of the rescued bears in a Wildlife S.O.S. facility, click Meet the Bears.
6-week-old cub just rescued from poacher
Dancing Bears Arrive Wildlife S.O.S. Sanctuary
The Stories of Chameli, Goa and Raju
One of the bears rescued by the sanctuary, Chameli, arrived with her nose full of maggots and a worm burden. She was severely malnourished, having lived on a meager diet of plain rhoti (Indian bread). Now her muzzle has healed and her body weight has almost doubled. She now has the thick, shaggy, black and lustrous coat which all healthy Sloth bears should have. Although wary of humans Chameli does not know, she is still a much happier bear and safe for the rest of her life.Apart from the dancing bears in the sanctuary, two new arrivals came from a "wild life reserve" in Bondla, Goa where they had been caged, tied by a rope from their noses to the bars of their cages. Another bear, Raju, who featured in a short film "The Final Cut" produced by International Animal Rescue, has also joined the bears in the sanctuary.
The sanctuaries in Agra and Bannerghatta are beacons of hope for the dancing bears of India. With goodwill, funding education and the enforcement of animal welfare laws, hopefully it won't be long before all the sloth bears still dancing on the streets of India, find a safe haven in the sanctuaries, while those bears still in the wild are allowed to roam freely and free from persecution.
Bear of the Month
Meet Danny
Danny
Little Danny was five years of age when rescued and barely weighed 52 kilos. Today, after three years with us, Danny has become a handsome 120 kilo bear with a full coat. Although he is 8 years of age now, Danny plays in the pond like a youngster, and climbs trees with relish. Danny enjoys the company of his new friend Kavya bear, whom he likes very much.
To read more about her and other rescued dancing bears and saved cubs, click HERE
Saved Sloth Bears at the Sanctuary at Play
Dancing bears free at last!
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These 2-year-old sloth bear cubs were poached from the wild, and then rescued by Wildlife SOS. If they had not been rescued, they would have been forced to become "dancing" bears, performing for tourists on the streets of India. Instead, they are living out their lives happily and safely at the Agra Bear Rescue Facility. To learn more about our work, please visit www.wildlifesos.org Thank you.
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Another Contented Sloth Bear Cub At A Wildlife S.O.S. Dancing Bear Sanctuary
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Much More Than Bear Rescue And Sanctuaries
Wildlife S.O.S. India Bear Rescue does more than attack the problem of dancing bears. They also are addressing the CAUSES. Here are 3 examples of other programs that are run in conjunction with the bear rescue:1. Tribal Rehabilitation - a vocational training Project with much needed financial support from The Ford Foundation to retrain the Kalandar for better and more productive lives.
2. Forest Watch which is their undercover team, dedicated towards stopping the poaching and trade of bears and bear cubs in India. The team works closely with the forest department and the police in various states across the country.
3. Education where they hold Conservation Education Workshops where students are immersed in the world of bears at a bear sanctuary; exposed to the cruel and illegal practice of the wildlife trade: sensitized to issues and plight of both the Indian sloth bear and the impoverished kalandars.
Bollywood's Last Dancing Bears Rescued!
Mumbai aka Bollywood's last 5 dancing bears have been rescued by Wildlife S.O.S. Yes, Max Bear, Moss Bear, Mali Bear, Miranda Bear and Minnerva Bear have been saved and are being rehabilitated at a Wildlife S.O.S. sanctuary. 
Another Saved Bears Smiling In His New Home - Agra Sanctuary
Wildlife SOS is determined to wipe out the age old tradition of dancing bears from India by 2010.
You can help "stop the dance" by donating today
Wildlife SOS was created by a group of committed individuals who believe that it is not too late to help and save wildlife. Wildlife SOS believes that rapid action needs to be taken by every individual in this lifetime to make a change that will conserve
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Mahatma Gandhi quote
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be determined by the ways it treats it's animals."
Mahatma Gandhi
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POEM: Dancing Bears of India
The people gathered round, to see the bear perform his dance.He didn't have a choice you see, he didn't stand a chance.
His muzzle had been pierced with a red hot iron bar.
His owner would make sure he didn't wander very far.
He was captured as a baby with just this thing in mind.
His mother she was slaughtered and her cub was left behind.
He was taken to the city in a cage with iron bars.
He was lonely and was frightened of all the trucks and cars.
They left him in a little cage, tied with a rope and chain.
Then, they made him dance all day out in the sun and rain
They tugged hard on the rope, that was threaded through his nose.
They poked him with a big thick stick, to dance up on his toes.
They pulled his canine teeth out, he couldn't eat his natural food.
They tried to feed him other things but it wasn't any good.
He got sick with malnutrition and was left to die in pain.
The people that would do these things must really be insane.
Maureen Flynn-Smith (ching.cass@bigpond.com)
Copyright © 2003 by Maureen Flynn-Smith. All Rights Reserved
May be used in unchanged form by avowed Animal Rightists if accompanied by this copyright message.
Here's my favorite link:
Co-founder, Kartick Satyanarayan, with rescued cub
Kartick Satyanarayan - Champion of India's Dancing Bears
To tell the day-to-day-in-the-bush rescues of these battered sloth bears, I've created a lens about Kartick Satyanarayan, Co-founder and Director of Wildlife S.O.S. (WSOS)Kartick, known as the BEAR MAN in India, risks life and limb to save these battered bears.
Along with photos, the lens has a video of an actual undercover rescue of bear cubs from poachers and more information about WSOS and their India Bear Rescue Project. Check it out at Katrick Satyanarayan - Champion of India's Dancing Bears
Here Now!
A lens about Geeta Seshamani whose passion for animals prompted her to start Friendicoes Society for the Eradication of Cruelty to Animals.
Then, after seeing a dancing bear, recruited Kartick to help her "STOP THE DANCE". Her vision and hard work brought Wildlife S.O.S. into existence and keeps it running strong.
Follow WSOS's director, Kartick Satyanarayan, on Twitter here
Wildlife SOS's mini-blog
- WildlifeSOS
- aka Wildlife SOS India
- 5,223 followers
- 4,677 following
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- Snake call! Another cobra. This time near Medical Lane. Rescue team on the way within 5 minutes of receiving the call. Pics coming soon.
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- Sanjay just rescued a six footer python snake from delhi water works ! Delhi is a maze of reptilian mysteries
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- Driving solo to Delhi from Agra !v brrr rr. Its cold.
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- Just got info on several thousand birds being illegally smuggled. Sanjay and the WSOS helpline team out in the cold on vigil with the cops
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- @banerji1 the tigers look completely drugged. Gives the vibes of a concentration camp if u know what I mean
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- @banerji1 I have heard reports that the tigers are drugged in order to make them cooperate. Will forward u a report. What's ur email?
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- Visit to the tiger temple abt 200 km from bangkok is a perfect example of what NOT to do with tigers! These animals are used as photo sets!
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- Just saw my first possum on an old gum tree. Cool ;-)
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- Thank u all for ur kind birthday wishes and for the national award. Ur kind words encourage us. Thanks again
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- @ridhima_v ha ha :) a tedster is not a species of bear but a species of homo sapien (visit ted.com)
A Vist to Wildlife SOS in Agra
Dancing Bears in India - a Trip by Cathy in 2008
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- Sylvestermouse Sylvestermouse Nov 17, 2009 @ 9:44 pm
- They are so beautiful and precious!!! How very sad and sickening it is that humans are so very heartless. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I honestly had no idea.
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- Manpreet Kaur Manpreet Kaur Nov 14, 2009 @ 9:44 am
- SOS ! you are doing excellent job..i wish i can do something to save bears...
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- roysumit roysumit Nov 9, 2009 @ 11:39 am
- I am from India. I know all these happens here and street dancing of sloth bears were a common sight few years ago. The reason was random poaching and the poor people who made their livelihood out of it. But thanks to the persistent effort of Geeta Seshamani and Kartick Satyanarayan, the sloth bear street dancing show is rarely seen now a days. Hats off to Geeta and Kartick and also to you for such a great touching lens.
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- susannaduffy susannaduffy Nov 7, 2009 @ 4:57 pm
- Maybe I shouldn't tell you this, but your lens made me cry. You made me very aware of the tragedy of the Sloth Bears. Blessed by an Angel who loves Animals (squidoo.com/angels-love-animals)
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- Scott Scott Oct 9, 2009 @ 1:32 am
- I saw you on a show on Animal Planet & I just wanted to tell you that you really inspired me. You are doing something incredible
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- GrowWear GrowWear Aug 21, 2009 @ 6:51 pm
- Such a great lens. I wish I could bless it.
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- Check out this story and video with Jane Goodall about the Dancing Bears of India.
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- The sorrow of the bear dancing begins in the forest where the cubs are stolen from their mother at less than 4 weeks old and the mother is killed.
- Sloth Bear Rescue Center - Agra (35km north), India Travel Blog
- Sloth Bear Rescue Center: Read the story and see 17 photos of a visit to Agra (35km north), India by TravelPod member trent
- Abolishing the Practice of Dancing Bears in India: Maneka Gandhi
- ...Maneka Gandhi: A dancing bear is a sloth bear that has been taken from her mother (she is shot) at the age of a few weeks and trained to stand on her hind legs. The bears do not dance - in the same way as India's cobras in a basket do not sway to the pipe of a snakecharmer , they just swing to avoid the stick which they think is going to beat them.
- Indianexpress.com : Yusuf Pathan comes to the rescue of sloth bears
- After Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar joined the campaign to save tigers, all-rounder Yusuf Pathan has joined hands with Wildlife SOS. The Vadodara cricketer recently visited the Agra Bear Rescue Centre - the world's largest centre for rescued "Dancing" Sloth Bears - run by Wildlife SOS in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department.
- Wild-India.com: Unfettering Dancing Bears
- Wildlife's S.O.S operated Sloth Bear Rescue team's one more mission is accomplished as it freed three more dancing beers from the shackles of bear trade. Two of the bears, a male named Bilbo and a female who is called Reshma, were saved from the Kandars of Maharshtra while the third one called Abhimanyu was rescued from Bannerghata.
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