About andean_bear_bubu

The Andean Bear Conservation Project is a project of the Andean Bear Foundation, and is based in Ecuador. Our goal is to save the Andean Bear, Tremarctos ornatus, from extinction through in-field scientific studies and through the rehabilitation and release of captive bears. We monitor both wild and rehabilitated bears, directly and with radio tracking equipment. Our aim is to improve human understanding of these gentle creatures by gathering data on their diet, behaviours and social interaction.

Community Involvement - wildlife conservation has to include the local community if it is to be effective, so we work with communities living in bear country to encourage them in habitat conservation and protecting the bears.

Bear Sanctuary - we rehabilitate and release rescued Andean bears when possible, but not all are suitable for this process so we are raising funds for a Bear Sanctuary in which to care for and study bears too old, habituated or disabled to liberate.