Protecting the Andean bear

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Manu is one of the most biologically diverse national parks on earth. It reaches from the Peruvian Andes down to the lowlands of the Amazon - and from mountain forests dense with fog 3,000 meters above sea level, down to the depths of the tropical jungle. Rare birds, reptiles and insects make their homes here. This includes more than 200 species such as jaguars and pumas - and the spectacled bear.
Tremarctos ornatus is the only bear native to South America. Around 25,000 individuals are believed to be left in the wild. Their habitat is becoming smaller, thanks to climate change and deforestation. Expanding agriculture is a problem for the bear as well. The animals are increasingly coming into conflict with farmers, when they snack on corn or goats.
This Frankfurt Zoological Society project is studying spectacled bears and trying to find ways to prevent human-bear conflict.

A film by Carl Gierstorfer

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Length
7:19 Minutes

Date of publication
2016

Project

Forest protection and the management of natural resources in Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru

Global Ideas

The television reports and documentaries of Deutsche Welle's 'Global Ideas' media project provide people all over the world with information on model projects which implement biodiversity and climate protection. The media project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety through the International Climate Initiative.