Spectacled Bear Conservation in Peru

Photo: A Spectacled Bear doing what it loves most.

Credit: Freddy Halliday

A group focused on Spectacled Bear conservation, conveniently nicknamed SBC Peru, is determined to ensure the survival of one of the most adaptable bear species on this planet. Found in the dry forest habitat throughout Peru and other countries in South America, the Spectacled Bear is capable of adapting to hot temperatures, high elevation, and little rain. Via scientific research, education, and working collaboratively with private land owners and rural communitys, SBC Peru continues to be a driving force in the conservation of these bears in Peru. Due to the ever increasing pressure from human encroachment, the Spectacled Bear is incredibly vulnerable to extinction. Large scale sugar cane, rice plantations, free-ranging cattle, and maize cultivation in the uplands have led to incredible loss of the Spectacled Bears' preferred habitat. Considered the strongest climber of all bear species, the Spectacled Bear depends entirely on the trees of these uplands.

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