South Korea launched its Asiatic black bear restoration project in 2004, initially aiming for a population of 50 by 2020.

An Asiatic black bear named “Bandabi” and a white tiger named “Soohorang” were selected to represent the Paralympic and Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. Both animals appear in South Korea’s ...

Also known as the Moon Bear due to the crescent-shaped white patch on its chest, the Asiatic Black Bear roams the forested mountains of northern and northeastern India, including Jammu and Kashmir ...

Jiri. The mother bear, tagged RF-4, is a 9-year-old Asiatic black bear, imported from Russia in 2004. It was reintroduced into wild in October that year, but found wounded after trapped in a noose.