But shrinking habitats and rampant poaching have reduced their numbers, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.Shortly after their rescue, the bears 19-year-old male Rangila and Sridevi, a 17-year-old female were transferred to a zoo near the capital Kathmandu where they were put in cages on display."There are legal hurdles in transferring the animal to another country and the zoo is the only facility we have," said Gopal Prasad Bhattarai, deputy director of Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation."We were told that she had some problem in her liver and that it was jaundice," said Niraj Gautam of Jane Goodall Institute Nepal, who was involved in the rescue of the bears."These animals should have been thoroughly checked.They can grow up to 1. One of Nepals last known dancing bears that was recently rescued has died after being transferred to a zoo, an animal rights activist said on Wednesday, blaming the death on "negligence".The bears were kept in small cages that were not properly cleaned and were displaying behaviours that suggested they were distressed, Gautam added.8 metres (six feet) tall and weigh up to 140 kilo Shortly after their rescue, the bears 19-year-old male Rangila and Sridevi, a 17-year-old female were transferred to a zoo near the capital Kathmandu where they were put in cages on display."Nepal outlawed the practice of performing bears back in 1973, a year after it was officially banned in India, but the tradition lingered on in parts of the countrys south.

Dancing bears are trained as cubs to dance on their hind legs.Dancing bears on the Indian subcontinent date back to the 13th century, when trainers belonging to the Muslim Qalandar tribe enjoyed royal patronage and performed before the rich and powerful.The Jane Goodall Institute and the World Animal Protection rights group are lobbying Nepals government to have the surviving bear transferred to a special sanctuary for rescued dancing bears in neighbouring India, where the tradition of using the animals for entertainment was only finally stamped out in 2012."It feels like all our work was in vain," he said.A few weeks later, the female bear died."Gautam said that the bears should have been given special care and medical attention to help them rehabilitate after years of abuse as performing animals.Sloth bears, a critically endangered species, are found in India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan. Their snouts are pierced with a heated rod so they can be controlled by the tug of a rope or Threaded Rod Bsw Factory chain. There was nothing. Location: Nepal, Central, Lalitapur.The two sloth bears were rescued in southern Nepal in December 2017, from a pair of itinerant street performers who used the animals for entertainment.The 2 sloth bears were rescued in southern Nepal in Dec 2017, from a pair of itinerant street performers who used animals for entertainment."The zoo is giving the best care they are capable of giving to the bear. Thats the negligence we want to point out.The government defended the care the bears have received, saying the zoo is the only facility in Nepal able to house them