The spectacled bear is native to Andean countries like Peru, Ecuador, northern Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela and lives in scrublands, grasslands, and forests.

High in the Peruvian Andes lives a very special bear. One of the rarest large carnivores on the planet, the spectacled bear is the 'real' Paddington. Over the course of a few months the curious ...

At the heart of the image, perfectly framed, a spectacled bear gazes down upon the deforested hillsides, farming terraces and the city's urban sprawl. Spectacled bears are largely herbivorous and rely ...

In Colombia’s Western Villa de Cauca region, Jhoan Bravo’s coffee farm is nestled in the verdant green Andean mountains, covered in a tapestry of fertile fields and emerald forests. It is a ...

South America’s only native bear is under threat. A small group of coffee farmers in the Andes is doing something about it. Spectacled bears, named for the coloured rings around their eyes ...