The document discusses the endangered Andean bear or spectacled bear. It has a distinctive face pattern that gives it its name. Its range spans the Andes from Venezuela to northern Argentina. One threat it faces is habitat destruction. Conservation projects aim to protect the bear and the cloud forests and paramo ecosystems it calls home, which provide water for many people. However, the bear remains threatened by forest fires, land use changes, and interactions with livestock.
The document discusses the endangered Andean bear or spectacled bear. It has a distinctive face pattern that gives it its name. Its range spans the Andes from Venezuela to northern Argentina. One threat it faces is habitat destruction. Conservation projects aim to protect the bear and the cloud forests and paramo ecosystems it calls home, which provide water for many people. However, the bear remains threatened by forest fires, land use changes, and interactions with livestock.
The document discusses the endangered Andean bear or spectacled bear. It has a distinctive face pattern that gives it its name. Its range spans the Andes from Venezuela to northern Argentina. One threat it faces is habitat destruction. Conservation projects aim to protect the bear and the cloud forests and paramo ecosystems it calls home, which provide water for many people. However, the bear remains threatened by forest fires, land use changes, and interactions with livestock.
• ID: 1525532 • CLASSROOM: 802 • TOOK:INGLES • Teacher: MARIA JESUS CAMPOS MEDINA OSO ANDINO – ANTEOJOS
• The tremarctos ornatus, also called the Andean or
Spectacled bear, is a small bear with a very distinctive appearance, especially due to its face, which is why it is also known as the "spectacled" bear. Other names it receives are the ucumari or South American bear.It is an omnivorous animal, but with a mostly vegetarian diet. Its range of distribution covers a strip of the Andes mountain range, from Nevezuela to northern Argentina. The Andean bear is an endangered animal in Peru and other areas. One of the causes that has caused the death of many of its specimens is the destruction of its habitat. Currently, there are some conservation projects for this species ITS ADVANTAGES • The spectacled bear is also an umbrella species. Its conservation benefits the protection of the páramo, cloud forests and dozens of species that inhabit these ecosystems. 70% of the water consumed by Colombians comes from these spaces. Its disadvantages • The spectacled bear that inhabits this protected area is threatened above all by forest fires, changes in land use, and interaction with livestock. These are the three dangers that this species faces and that can cause a decrease in its population.