One of Nepal’s last dancing bears died in filthy and cramped conditions after being rescued by animal rights activists.

Sridevi, a 17-year-old female and male Rangila, 19, were rescued from two street performers in southern Nepal in December after being forced to entertain endless crowds of tourists.

But the sloth bears were transferred to a zoo near the capital Kathmandu with squalid welfare standards, according to animal charity Wildlife SOS.

Disturbing footage shows Rangila pacing uneasily in the tiny cage he has been locked in at the zoo, which has been criticized for its “extremely poor and substandard conditions.”

“We’re urging the government to reveal why the bears were taken there and ensure it protects Rangila,” Wildlife SOS said in a statement.

It added: “We helped rescue Nepal’s last dancing bears…But we’re devastated to learn they were taken to a poor welfare zoo, where Sridevi died.”

Both bears were forced to entertain people after being sold to their owner as dancing bears — a cruel and illegal practice.

Their owner pierced their noses with a burning hot rod and shoved a rope through it so he could control them, according to Wildlife SOS.

Harsh training methods are used to “train” dancing bears to make them submissive enough to perform for tourists.

Wildlife SOS say the bears were supposed to be taken to its own bear sanctuary in Agra, India, but were not.

“If they had been, Sridevi might still be alive,” the charity said, seemingly pointing the finger at Nepalese and Indian authorities.

Rangila and Sridevi were instead taken to Jawalakhel Zoo, a move which was authorized by Nepal’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC).

Wildlife SOS added: “The zoo has previously been criticized for its extremely poor and substandard conditions.

They say it’s unclear why the bears were moved without clearance from them or the Jane Goodall Institute of Nepal and they have yet to be informed of Sridevi’s cause of death.

World Animal Protection’s senior wildlife adviser Neil D’Cruze said: “We are devastated to learn of Sridevi’s death. We hoped that she would live the remainder of her life free from harm in a nurturing environment.”

“Right now, we are urgently investigating what happened to Sridevi and urging the relevant government authorities to ensure the rapid transport of the second surviving bear, Rangila to a specialist sloth bear sanctuary in India.”