Wildlife officials identified the animal as a rare and elusive Tibetan brown bear — the first one ever seen in India. The Tibetan brown bear, also known as the Tibetan blue bear, “is one of ...

a. isabellinus), found farther west in India and Pakistan, and the Tibetan brown bear (U. a. pruinosus), found further north and east up to Tibet. “This suggests that the area may be a ...