Bears have been rehabilitated in several countries of the world. However, it is surprising that in India rehabilitation of bears has not been practiced before. One of the limitations must surely be the very few areas left in the country where carnivores can be put back. Arunachal is one of those rare exceptions where sufficient forest is left for such conservation ventures and the low human population density too encourages it. Even though these are good signs, yet a lot needs to be done before bears are put back into the wild.