FRANK A NT ON Y B U EN D IA

SENATI - 2022
THE AND E A N B EA R
 HABITAT
The Andean bear or spectacled bear is a unique species in the world that lives in South
America and Peru has the largest number of specimens with around 5 750 individuals, they
can be terrestrial and arboreal. they can live at a height of up to 4
750 meters above sea level and do not
usually go below 200 meters. they can also
live in a wide variety of ecosystems, in
tropical dry forests, moist lowlands, moist
tropical forests, dry and moist shrublands,
as well as in high altitude grasslands. they
usually change their habitat according to
the time of year. and the presence of trees
in their habitat is very important because
it is necessary for their life, since they use
them to sleep and store food.
 FEEDING
90% of the Andean bear's diet is herbivorous
since they eat fibrous foods such as hard
vegetables, like: palm trees, fruits, roots,
cacti, bark, leaves and orchid bulbs. when
certain trees begin to bear fruit, the bears
feed on them and even build their nest in it to
eat directly after resting. fruits provide them
with a large amount of carbohydrates,
proteins and vitamins. only 10% of their diet
is based on insects, animals and carrion. this
usually tastes already dead animals such as
rabbits and tapirs.
 REPRODUCTION
They are solitary, they feed in groups of 9 of more individuals. in the wild, the mating has been recorded
at various times of the year, but it reaches its peak between march and October.
The spectacled bear feels the need to mate at
the age of 4. males and females come together
only to reproduce. the gestation period of the
female is not very clear, it is believed to last
seven to eight and a half month. the females
will get a house (usually it is a cave) to give
birth to their breeds (one or two). normally the
birth takes place entering the month of
February, and they are the ones who take care
and protect their breeds.
 THREATS

The strategy for the conservation of the

Andean bear is based on three main axes:
environmental education, management of
the species and research. in the first line,
strategies are defined to train community
members so that they do not attack bear
populations.