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. 2024 Oct 23;196(11):1097. doi: 10.1007/s10661-024-13253-2

Table 3.

Present and future suitable habitat of the three bear species

Species Year Area % out of total area of Nepal Habitat (within PA) % habitat within PA
Sloth bear Present 10,971.75 7% 3867.57 35%
2050 4946.32 3% 1311.47 27%
2070 6069.23 4% 1189.25 20%
Asiatic black bear Present 29,470.75 20% 9688.65 33%
2050 26,162.31 18% 12,236.40 47%
2070 24,517.31 17% 13,117.56 54%
Brown bear Present 6152.97 4% 4538.65 74%
2050 1943.69 1% 1813.01 93%
2070 1106.08 1% 992.58 90%