The Andean Bear Project would like to send our sincere wholehearted gratitude to all our loyal supporters. By supporters, I mean all our partner organisations, kind altruistic donators, hardworking and dedicated volunteers, fellow scientists and conservationists who strive for the protection of bears and the natural world as a whole, and all those who have a soft spot for the Andean Spectacled Bear.
Without our supporters, we would not be where we are today, and would not be able to combine all your and our efforts towards our ultimate goal; to save the Andean Bear from extinction.
The bears here constantly need further help, and we are doing all in our powers to provide them with a better future. We invite you to do your part in any way possible to help us in our quest. This doesn’t mean we are requesting mountains of cash from you. Far from it (being empathetically cash-strapped ourselves), although I deny not that it would help.
Tell your friends and families of the bears, increasing awareness; organise a sponsored event (i.e. bear bottom campaign); read a book; go and see the bears in wildlife parks; come and volunteer with us! There are numerous ways in which one can do their bit. Every little helps!
After a difficult start in life, Leo and Beto have finally made it into the wild. This final release was
only acheived with the help and support of many different individuals and organisations, including the BBC.
In this five part article, David Jackson takes us on the exciting journey from captivity to liberty.
Carolina joins our list as the latest bear to be captured and collared. Carolina was captured in a corn field
near Cazarpamba and tracking her movements will provide us with much needed data to support our homerange analysis.
Read all about Carolina's capture and re-release in this story from Donna, a volunteer lucky enough to be
on site at the time.
Sadly, Marcia the young, female cub rescued only a few months earlier has not survived the
transportation to her new enclosure and release site. Marcia's was a traumatic life, with the
death of her mother and younger brother, and the terrible conditions in which she was found.
Though our help came to late for Marcia, her suffering has highlighted just how important it is
to provide safe and natural habitats for the Andean Bear.
We need your help!
As always we are in need of your support. Help us prevent the cruelty that bears like
Marcia are experiencing. Rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing bears into the wild is
an incredibly expensive and labour intensive exercise and without your support many
bears will continue to suffer and die. If you are interested in supporting this vital work, please check out the volunteer section
Even if you're not able to volunteer you can still help! Despite being the leading project studying wild Andean Bears we receive little financial support. We depend on donations to be able to continue and extend our work. Donating is safe and easy with our new online donation system. Alternatively you can send us a cheque. Please seet he donation section if you'd like to offer some financial support.
