Kaziranga, June 6 -- Two orphaned Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) cubs, rescued from Dissoi Reserved Forest in Jorhat on February 26, 2025, have successfully begun their new life in the wild with their release into Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam, marking an important milestone in Assam's wildlife conservation journey.

Sonali Ghosh, Field Director of Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve, said that the cubs, estimated to be between four and six weeks old at the time of rescue, were discovered alone by a local youth and handed over to the Na-Kachari Beat Office under Jorhat Forest Division.

"As subsequent surveys found no trace of their mother, they were transferred to Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC)...