Bears like honey. And for that, a bear in the Deogarh forest faced troubles that it never expected. Finally, with the help of locals and forest officials the animal was rescued with a lot of difficulties.
Forests in Deogarh district have plenty of beehives. locals go to the forests on the day of Raja festival in June to enjoy honey and collect it for the next season. Honey of the forest near Chadheimara village lured a bear, which climbed up a mango tree. However, the animal couldn’t come down the tree due to the wrong positioning of its front legs on the tree.
People, particularly women, who go to forest to collect produces like Mahua flower, witnessed the bear’s plight. Some onlookers took selfies with the bear. They also lovingly patted the animal’s back.
When they tried to free the bear from its ordeal but failed. They informed forest officials to rescue the bear. It was also a tough job for the officials.
Finally with the help of a JCB machine, a branch of the tree was cut and the bear got released. And immediately, the animal ran away to the forest not to look back again.