The Andes is presently facing multiple threats to its biodiversity, with species such as the Andean cat and yellow-tailed woolly monkey now endangered, while others like the Andean Bear remain vulnerable, according to Peru-bas…
Human-Bear Conflicts, Gold Mining, and Other Threats Endanger Andean Species, but Conservationists Respond
“Human-wildlife conflicts are significant, as the bears destroy corn and avocado farms and kill cattle, prompting retaliatory hunting by farmers.”
