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== Status and conservation == The sloth bear is listed in Schedule I of the Indian [[Wildlife Protection Act, 1972]], which provides for its legal protection. Commercial international trade of the sloth bear, including parts and derivatives, is prohibited as it is listed in [[CITES Appendix I|Appendix I]] of the [[CITES|Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species]].<ref name=iucn/> Fewer than 20,000 sloth bears are estimated to survive in the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka. To address the human-bear conflict, people may be educated about the conservation ethics, particularly among locals. To resolve this conflict, the basic issue of deteriorating habitat, which is the reason for the conflict between people and bears, improvements through government or community-based reforestation programmes, may be promoted.<ref name=iucn/> Sloth bears have also been found dead in traps, electrocuted, or killed by other means by poachers, with body parts (i.e. canines, claws, gall bladder, paws, etc) usually removed for the illegal wildlife trade.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gomez |first1=Lalita |last2=Wright |first2=Belinda |last3=Shepherd |first3=Chris R. |last4=Joseph |first4=Tito |date=2021-06-01 |title=An analysis of the illegal bear trade in India |journal=Global Ecology and Conservation |volume=27 |pages=e01552 |doi=10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01552 |s2cid=233712111 |issn=2351-9894 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2021GEcoC..2701552G}}</ref> The population of sloth bears grows when they live in high-profile reserves that protect species, such as tigers and elephants. Directly managed reserves could conserve the sloth bear, hence such reserves must be supported.<ref name=arkive>{{Cite web|url=http://www.arkive.org/sloth-bear/melursus-ursinus/info.html|title=Sloth Bear|access-date=14 February 2010|publisher=Arkive: Images of Life on earth|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406014554/http://www.arkive.org/sloth-bear/melursus-ursinus/info.html|archive-date=6 April 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Managing garbage, especially hotel waste with foods, is essential in situations where sloth bears get used to entering towns with an increase in the number of accidental attacks on humans.<ref name=":0"/> The government of India has banned use of sloth bears for entertainment, and a 'Sloth Bear Welfare Project' in the country has the objective of putting an end to their use for entertainment. However, their number in such activity is still large. Many organisations are helping in the conservation and preservation of sloth bears in safe places. Sloth bears previously used for entertainment are being rehabilitated in facilities like [[Agra Bear Rescue Facility]] run by [[Wildlife SOS]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Agra Bear Rescue Facility|url=https://wildlifesos.org/locations/agra-bear-rescue-facility/|access-date=5 October 2020|website=wildlifesos.org|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928150007/https://wildlifesos.org/locations/agra-bear-rescue-facility/|url-status=live}}</ref> Major sloth bear sanctuaries in India include the [[Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary]] in Karnataka, and [[Jessore Sloth Bear Sanctuary]] in Gujarat. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Kottur|first=S. |title=Daroji, an ecological destination |publisher=Drongo Media|year=2012|isbn=978-93-5087-269-7|location=Hubli, Karnataka, India}}</ref> A Sloth Bear Conservation Reserve is proposed in [[Mirzapur district]] of Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sloth bear surprise for experts in Mirzapur forests |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/sloth-bear-surprise-for-experts-in-mirzapur-forests/articleshow/70403757.cms |year=2019| work= The Times of India}}</ref>
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