…lives at the southern end of the Tropical Andes (Bolivia and Argentina). This region is one of the last areas of dispersion in the evolutionary history of this species. In the Southern Tropical Andes complex, the Andean bear may be a key species for understanding the general prospects that will be presented in the medium term for conserving other bear species in extreme environments or their core populations in the context of current climate change.

Within the framework of the Juco Project-Binational Yaguajuco Project (Juco means bear in the Runasimi
language, and yaguá means jaguar in the Guaraní language, both indigenous languages of the region),
the objectives of this research are to characterize the trophic ecology, food resource availability, habitat
use and quality, and seasonal movements of the Andean bear in this environment of contrasts. This
study is essential for characterizing the degree of adaptability and threat that bears and their habitat
could face in the immediate future due to various anthropogenic pressures and changes in the climate
and ecosystem regimes.