The last meeting of Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife agreed to support the listing of the three species, viz., Tokay Gecko, Hog Deer and Sloth Bear, to Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act as recommended by the Animal Committee.
Sloth Bear is already a schedule I wildlife.
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31-C. Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus)
The record of minutes says like that. Open this link (http://moef.nic.in/sites/default/files/NBWL-29th-MOM-06-06-13.pdf) and read page number 22. There is another confusion, Sloth bear is also listed in Part II of Schedule II at Sr. No. 5.
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