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Andean bears outside of protected areas
Cotapata National Park (CNP) in Bolivia is a small (40,000 ha) but ecologically vital protected […]
Campaign to address illegal snaring in Albania
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Snare Detection to Protect Sun Bears in Indonesia
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Bear bile has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) due to its […]
Conservation of the Elusive Andean Bear in the Inter-Andean Valleys of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
The Andean bear or Jucumari (Tremarctos ornatus), the only bear species in South America, is […]
Insights for conservation strategies in a changing landscape – a case study of the Andean bear
In Ecuador’s northern Andes, Andean bears increasingly traverse fragmented forests, farm lands, and settlements as […]
Understanding Sun bears to reduce human-bear conflict
Diets are an important component of a specie’s ecology and functioning, offering insight to their […]
The southernmost bear in the world…
…lives at the southern end of the Tropical Andes (Bolivia and Argentina). This region is […]
Two bear species may coexist in North-eastern India
The Sun bear and the Asiatic black bear—both protected under CITES Appendix I and India’s […]