Himalayan black bear mauling: offense or defense?
The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus or Selenarctos thibetanus), also known as the Tibetan black bear, the Himalayan black bear, or the moon bear is a omnivorous mammal. This animal is declared threatened animal and rarely comes in human contact. Recent decrease in forest area has, however, increased the chances of bear-human interaction, hence causing injuries to humans. There is only one published report in English literature on Himalayan black bear mauling. We present 5 cases referred to our department over a period of 1 year.
Thakur
Jagdeep Singh
JS
I G Medical College, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, IGMC, Shimla, HP, India. anujagdeep@yahoo.co.in
Mohan
Chander
C
Sharma
Dev R
DR
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002648:Child; D004423:Ear / Q000293:injuries*; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D018609:Tibet; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D001503:Ursidae; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating