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Andean Bear Sightings
Dimples in the sand show where Russ' sweat droplets landed. As I stepped up onto the ledge and looked down the rocky trail, I realized that I needed to take a break. It was just too hot and dry for me...
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Missing Camera: The Work of a Bear?
The view from the forest near where a camera trap vanished. At the end of the calendar year, many people think about how to manage their finances to avoid a big tax bill. Well, the Andean bear program...
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Assignment: Peru and Its Bears
Just arrived at the Spectacled Bear Conservation Center (Centro De Conservacion de la Organizacion Para La Conservacion del Oso de Anteojos). “After juggling some things around, it seems like we WILL...
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Scientific Concepts for Non-scientists
My new friends at a primary school in Batan Grande. “How was your trip to Peru?” everyone and their mother asked me upon my return (see post, Assignment: Peru and Its Bears). I’m not complaining, but...
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The Bears Thank You
Enrichment toys are vital for a recovering sun bear's health. Photo courtesy of BSBCC Several months ago, we put out a call via our Animal Care Wish List asking for donations to provide enrichment...
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Polar Bears: A New Low
Polar bears are completely dependent upon the Arctic sea ice for their survival. Unlike other marine mammals, polar bears cannot hunt, breed, or nurture their young in the water, and unlike other...
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Peru: Conservation Science at Local Level
The SBC field team Isaí Sanchez, Javier Vallejo, and José Vallejo) practices the collection of behavioral observations on domestic sheep. “Se ha producido el error ‘2176’ en tiempo de ejucución; el...
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Andean Bears: A Surprising Discovery
A member of our collaborative field team watches a cliff for bear activity. This summer my colleague Megan Owen and I were fortunate enough to have an intern working with us. Michael Forney was the...
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Favorite Andean Bear Food: Sapote
Some of these sapote flower buds may develop into food for Andean bears, Sechuran foxes, and other wildlife. In conservation research, we’re often interested in measuring variation across space and...
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Whimsical Bear Ambassador Arrives
Ambassador Mi travels the world in an effort to aid in the conservation of bears. There are eight bear species living today, and, until recently, the San Diego Zoo hosted ambassadors for five of them....
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Polar Bears, Climate Change, and Mi (Ton Teiow)
Tatqiq’s wild counterparts need more snow days. Mi Ton Teiow, the whimsical “bear” ambassador for the IUCN’s Bear Specialist Group (see post A Whimsical Bear Ambassador Arrives), has continued his...
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Bear Ambassador Learns Importance of Plants
Ambassador Mi Ton Teiow explores some bamboo growing at the San Diego Zoo. This bamboo represents the incredible horticultural collection of San Diego Zoo Global and a key component of giant panda...
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Bear Courtship
This camera-trap photo shows a male Andean bear, left, being rebuffed by a female Andean bear. To improve giant panda captive breeding programs, researchers have carried out numerous investigations of...
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Ambassador Mi Ton Teiow Receives a New Posting
Mi Ton Teiow explores the archaeology and classical culture of ancient Greece, which included stories and myths about bears and people. Bear Conservation Ambassador Mi Ton Teiow was posted to San Diego...
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Scientific Concepts for Non-scientists
My new friends at a primary school in Batan Grande. “How was your trip to Peru?” everyone and their mother asked me upon my return (see post, Assignment: Peru and Its Bears). I’m not complaining, but...
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