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Human - Animal Conflict

Iguaçu National Park is important for many endangered species, including jaguars (<I>Panthera onca</I>).
A spectacled bear, similar to the one that visited the Colombian town of El Pensil, in search of food.

Jaguars and Spectacled Bears in Latin America

Jaguars and Spectacled Bears are frequently hunted and trapped because people are scared of them and locals want to protect livestock and corn crops, a particular favorite of the bears.

Jaguar
For the Jaguar, WWF and partners in the region, are exploring ways to reduce conflict. The strategies include looking at alternative enclosures for livestock, infrared cameras to register the behavior of jaguars, and compensation for jaguar attacks on livestock.

Spectacled Bears
Reducing bear mortalities induced by human conflicts is the main challenge for this species. Named for its unique facial markings across its brow, spectacled bears (Tremarctos ornatus) can measure up to 2m from head to tail and weigh between 140–175kg. They're found throughout the Andes Mountains of Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Colombia. Due to habitat loss, they have been known to search for ‘greener pastures’, particularly fertile agricultural lands, in search of a quick feed.

There are a range of solutions from growing different crops that bears don't like, to moving problem bears to different areas and also developing policy tools and protocols for managing human/bear conflict.

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