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Wanted: caring home for rare Andean bear cub - Nov 13, 2007 Reuters UKBy Eduardo Garcia. LA PAZ (Reuters Life!) - A rare Andean bear cub with a taste for yogurt has found a temporary home with a Bolivian family as the animal ... South America's only bear species struggles to avoid extinction - Sep 7, 2009 San Diego Union - Tribune - San Diego Union TribuneUnlike some of its ursine cousins, the Andean bear is not one to make a spectacle ... Armando Castellanos, project manager of the Andean Bear Conservation ... Bear gets surgeryat Lincoln Park Zoo - Apr 26, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverPhoto (color): Goliath, a 315-pound Andean bear, is prepped for eye surgery ... Goliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the ... MEET SOUTH AMERICA'S SPECTACLED BEAR - Oct 20, 2008 Pay-Per-View - New York Post - ProQuest ArchiverUSE a globe or map to locate the South American home of the Andean bears. * DRAW a picture of an Andean bear. Remember, the markings are never the same. Poopsie Recognized as Oldest Captive Andean Bear - Jul 13, 2005 wtopnews.comSALISBURY, Md. (AP) - Poopsie -- the Salisbury Zoological Park's female Andean bear -- has been recognized as the oldest known captive-born Andean bear in ... Article: Zoo bear undergoes eye surgery. - Chicago Tribune (Chicago,... - Apr 25, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchThis morning, Goliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent eye surgery at the animal hospital at the Lincoln Park Zoo. The procedure took roughly an hour. ... Queens zookeeper offers bear tips in Peru - Dec 31, 2008 zwire.comBut he's also aware of the plight of the Andean bear — once called the ... Environmentalists warn the Andean bear numbers may drop 30 percent over the next ... 6 of world's 8 bear species in danger - World environment- msnbc.com - Nov 12, 2007 msnbc.comOther vulnerable bear species are the Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear on the Indian subcontinent, the Andean bear in South America and the polar bear. ... A grrreat place to visit in any weather - Mar 27, 2008 zwire.comNot far off, the Andean Bear, sometimes called a spectacled bear for his ... The Andean bear is remarkably small for a bear and one of the dozen or so ... I'll help save endangered bears in Andes . . . and film it for the... - Jul 3, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Evening Times - ProQuest ArchiverThe rare Andean bear is hunted for its fur . . . and is now on the brink of extinction [Caitlin Brennan] from Hillhead High was delighted after CBBC bosses ... Sacrifice of sacred ice: each year at the winter solstice, hundreds... - Mar 1, 2005 Free with registration - Americas - AccessMyLibrary.comThe indigenous peoples' veneration of the Andean bear and the belief in its supernatural powers were not shared by the conquering Spaniards, however. ... Smallest species joins other bears on red list - Jun 25, 2009 The Guardian...endangered while five others are considered vulnerable: the Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear, the Andean bear, the polar bear and the sun bear. ... Third of all species 'at risk' - Nov 14, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldThe sun bear, the Asiatic black bear, the Sloth bear, the Andean bear, the Polar bear and the giant panda are on the 2007 red list drawn up by the World ... Malayan sun bear facts - Aug 8, 2006 Malaysia StarOther bear species: Polar bear, brown bear (or grizzly bear), American black bear, Asiatic black bear (or moon bear), Andean bear (or spectacled bear), ... Bears Go Bald at Zoo; Experts Stumped - Dec 8, 2009 National GeographicArmando Castellano, leader of the Andean Bear Conservation Project in Ecuador, said that he'd seen a similar case about a decade ago in a rescued spectacled ... Bears Go Bald at Zoo; Experts Stumped - Dec 9, 2009 National GeographicArmando Castellano, leader of the Andean Bear Conservation Project in Ecuador, said that he'd seen a similar case about a decade ago in a rescued spectacled ... What's up with the bears? - Jan 10, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukMy speciality is the spectacled or Andean bear, the only species that lives in South America. Paddington's clan. I study crop raiding, livestock predation ... Rescued rare bear needs new home - Nov 8, 2007 BBC NewsKnown as Shaggy, the cutie is an Andean bear, which is an endangered species. He was found in La Paz, the capital of South American country Bolivia. ... Last night on television: Natural World (BBC2) - Too Fat to Toddle... - May 7, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukTo his credit, Andean bear expert Goldstein took the bear-related equivalent of George Orwell's line on the Communist atrocities in the Spanish Civil War: ... Surgery an eye-opener when bear's a patient: Ophthalmologist pays a … - Apr 26, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchGoliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the Lincoln Park Zoo animal hospital to remove a thumbnail-sized fibrous mass from ... A spectacular spectacled bear story - Feb 15, 2005 WWF International...“We are also supporting an Andean bear conservation and monitoring programme within the biological corridor." The population of El Pensil has traditionally ... Vulnerable species - Dec 4, 2007 Malaysia StarThe Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear and the Andean bear were all reaffirmed as vulnerable after the reassessment of land-living bears. ... Article: Swan couple making history in Illinois. - Chicago Tribune ( … - Aug 13, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchGoliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the Lincoln Park Zoo animal hospital to remove a thumbnail-sized fibrous mass from ... Sun Bear Cubs Dazzle During San Diego Zoo Debut - Mar 17, 2009 Imperial Valley News...event will showcase the six species of bears at the San Diego Zoo: brown bear, giant panda, polar bear, sun bear, sloth bear and the Andean bear. ... Brookfield Zoo says ads are coincidence. | Article from Chicago... - May 20, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchGoliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the Lincoln Park Zoo animal hospital to remove a thumbnail-sized fibrous mass from ... Article: Zoo letting chimps put hammer down: Primates are given a... - Feb 22, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchGoliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the Lincoln Park Zoo animal hospital to remove a thumbnail-sized fibrous mass from ... Wanted: House-trained bear needs a BIG new home - Nov 10, 2007 Daily MailBut two-month-old Koda the Andean bear cub cannot stay playing in armchairs and climbing house-plants for long. His rescuers, an animal rights organisation, ... Holiday Zoo Treats: Surprises fun for animals - Dec 10, 2009 San Francisco ChronicleTake Annie the Andean bear - she takes her enrichment in a decidedly delicate, feminine way. Dubbed the "perfume girl," she enjoys rubbing herself all over ... Doubts raised as aldermen consider zoo-elephant plan. | Article from ... - Feb 24, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchGoliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the Lincoln Park Zoo animal hospital to remove a thumbnail-sized fibrous mass from ... Tests rule out TB in elephants' deaths. | Article from Chicago... - Jan 26, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchGoliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the Lincoln Park Zoo animal hospital to remove a thumbnail-sized fibrous mass from ... This swan song has a happy beginning: First known nesting in Illinois... - Aug 7, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchGoliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the Lincoln Park Zoo animal hospital to remove a thumbnail-sized fibrous mass from ... Bears left with no hair to spare - Nov 4, 2009 MSN NZ NewsThe spectacled bear is also known as the Andean bear and is native to the mountainous regions of Central and South America. ... Article: Eye surgeon helps zoo with bear of a problem; Cancerous... - Apr 26, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Sun-Times - HighBeam ResearchOn Wednesday, the Des Plaines opthalmologist assisted in an hour- long operation on a 300-pound Andean bear, removing a gumball-sized cancerous tumor from ... Celebrate Bear Awareness Day With Houston Zoos Bears Zoo and … - Sep 14, 2009 Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...bears and grizzly bears during “Good Camper/Bad Camper Theatre presentations at 10:30 am (grizzly bear exhibit) and 1:30 pm (Andean bear exhibit). ... Advances in nutrition, veterinary care mean more geriatric animals at... - Mar 29, 2008 $2.95 - Philadelphia Inquirer - NewsBankBooBoo the Andean bear, now 30, is slowing down and gaining weight. Puzzles the giraffe was euthanized a week ago. Her companion Twigga is a year older ... Bear Sized Eastern Shore Dental Work - May 24, 2009 WBAL Radio - WBAL RadioIt was 4 hours of surgery for the Andean bear in a makeshift operating room at the Eastern Shore zoo. Even though the zoo in Salisbury doesn't have a ... More Bad News for Bears - Nov 26, 2007 E/The Environmental MagazineThe other vulnerable species on the Red List are China's Giant Panda, the Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear on the Indian subcontinent, the Andean bear in ... Belfast Telegraph's free zoo posters - Apr 24, 2009 Belfast Telegraph...off the tip of Peru and Chile, Linne's two-toed sloth from the forest canopies of South America, the Andean bear and the maned wolf from the pampas. ... Article: Red wolf pups unveiled at Lincoln Park Zoo. - Chicago... - May 30, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchGoliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the Lincoln Park Zoo animal hospital to remove a thumbnail-sized fibrous mass from ... There's a certain science to mating rare animals at the Queens Zoo - Apr 13, 2009 New York Daily NewsSpangles, an Andean bear, was brought to the Queens Zoo three years ago with hopes she would mate with longtime bachelor Cisco, a male who had been living ... Naturalists tell their failures, successes: Lincoln Park Zoo conferenc... - Jan 19, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Chicago Tribune - HighBeam ResearchGoliath, a 300-pound Andean bear, underwent surgery Wednesday morning in the Lincoln Park Zoo animal hospital to remove a thumbnail-sized fibrous mass from ... MASTER PLAN UNVIELED FOR NEW BIOPARK IN COLOMBIA - Oct 30, 2009 St. Louis Post-DispatchThe ambassador animals include jaguar, Bengal tiger, flamingos, Humboldt penguin, Andean bear, chimpanzee and lion. The bioregions interpreted represent ... Zoos Oldest Animals Require Special Care - Apr 3, 2008 RedOrbitBooBoo the Andean bear, now 30, is slowing down and gaining weight. Puzzles the giraffe was euthanized a week ago. Her companion Twigga is a year older _ ... Support Indigenous Peoples vs. Coal Mines / Venezuela - Mar 24, 2006 commondreams.orgAs a result, jaguars, ocelots, Andean bear, giant anteaters, iguanas, macaws and spider monkeys already face extinction - and their demise would be ... Bad news bears - Nov 15, 2007 newsreview.comThe Asiatic black bear, sloth bear, Andean bear and polar bear are all rated as vulnerable. The group reaffirmed China's panda bears as endangered. ... Kids-Oriented Activities In Connecticut - Oct 16, 2006 WFSBThe zoo has more than 300 species of animals, including endangered species such as the Siberian tiger, Andean condor, ocelot and the Andean bear. ... Ecuador, in Search of Natural Balance - Feb 15, 2006 Worldwatch Institute...by Howard Youth on February 15, 2006. On the world's waistline, the trees drip not only with rain but with treasures in feathered form. ... Article: Please come and see this bear. Thank you.(News) - Western... - Sep 15, 2007 Pay-Per-View - Western Mail - HighBeam ResearchThe latest predictions show that not a single Andean bear, tiger or orangutan ... Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales). Article: Paddington's panto visit.(Arts) ... Zoo collects $100,000 in quarters - May 1, 2009 Colorado Springs GazetteThe Andean Bear Conservation Project protects Andean bears from extinction through field studies, rehabilitation and release of captive bears. • Orangutans. ... Japan Monkey Pictures from May 25, 2008 | HighBeam Research, AP … - May 25, 2008 Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchGalapagos tortoise; the sportive lemur (monkey); the Andean bear; the laysan duck; the aardwolf (hyena family), and the silvered leaf monkey. ... Ecuador, in search of natural balance. - Mar 1, 2006 Free with registration - World Watch - AccessMyLibrary.comOn the world's waistline, the trees drip not only with rain but with treasures in feathered form. Like a kaleidoscopic plasma, a mixed feeding flock expands ... Colombia's Newest Park Protects Rare Wildlife, Indigenous Peoples - Aug 31, 2007 Environment News Service...of one of the greatest areas of biodiversity in the country, inhabited by such rare and endangered animals as the Andean bear, jaguar, puma and tapir. ... Zoo animals living longer, requiring special care - Apr 21, 2008 $2.95 - Connecticut Post - NewsBankBooBoo the Andean bear, now 30, is slowing down and gaining weight. Puzzles the giraffe was euthanized a week ago. Her companion Twigga is a year older ... The future looks promising for my new venture; BUSINESS: Clairvoyant ... - Dec 8, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Coventry Evening Telegraph - HighBeam Research...of Paddington Bear, Tigger and the Jungle Book's King Louie. Latest predictions are that not a single Andean bear, tiger or orang- utan will be found on ... Ecuador, in search of natural balance. | Article from World Watch | … - Mar 1, 2006 Pay-Per-View - World Watch - HighBeam ResearchEcuador, in search of natural balance. ... find World Watch articles. On the world's waistline, the trees drip not only with rain but with treasures in ... Important figures, landscapes, and local fauna enhance new currency - Oct 25, 2007 mathaba.net...in the 50 bolivares bills that have the image of Simón Rodríguez on its front and the Sierra Nevada National Park with the Andean Bear on its back. ... Colombia expands Amazon protection - Mar 23, 2007 WWF International...in the Amazon piedmont, covers 65858 hectares of diverse forests and is home to such threatened species as the Andean bear and mountain tapir. ... New national park created in Colombian Amazon - Sep 1, 2007 Science CentricThe park's area is home to abundant wildlife, including the Andean bear, jaguar, tapir and puma, as well as some 30 species of amphibians, 16 species of ... Toll road could raise money for Amazon conservation - Jul 15, 2007 Mongabay.comIn southern Peru the highway will slice through the Andes-Amazon region, critical habitat of the highly threatened Andean Bear, as well as jaguars, ... ZOO IS THRILLED TO BITS - ER, TWO BITS, ACTUALLY | Article from … - May 2, 2009 Pay-Per-View - The Gazette - HighBeam ResearchThe Andean Bear Conservation Project protects Andean bears from extinction through field studies, rehabilitation and release of captive bears. - Orangutans. ... `I was too nice about payment'.(Dentist Kimberley Bolden)(Occupation ... - Jun 25, 2007 $4.95 - Crain's Chicago Business - ECNextI've helped a Lincoln Park Zoo veterinarian with root canals on Manny, an Andean bear, and on Christian, an Afghanistan leopard. I just love animals. ... Civic leaders find work with the animal kingdom . - Jul 28, 2007 Lawrence Journal-World - Google News ArchiveLauver and Weiser also placed special omnivore bis cuits in a water bottle for BooBoo the Andean bear to retrieve, and fed alfalfa pellets . ... Sun Bear Cubs Dazzle During San Diego Zoo Debut - Mar 17, 2009 Imperial Valley News...event will showcase the six species of bears at the San Diego Zoo: brown bear, giant panda, polar bear, sun bear, sloth bear and the Andean bear. Tales for children Connecticut authors featured in three picture books - Mar 16, 2009 Wilton Villager...the globe (a polar bear, a panda, a black bear, a spectacled Andean bear and a family of brown bears) settle when their natural habitat is destroyed. Zoo cares for aging animals - Jul 21, 2008 Delmarva Now,By Candice Evans • Staff Writer • July 21, 2008 SALISBURY -- Salisbury zoogoers snapped pictures of Poopsie the Andean bear, who snoozed in the middle of A grrreat place to visit in any weather - Mar 27, 2008 Westport Minuteman,Not far off, the Andean Bear, sometimes called a spectacled bear for his distinctive eye markings, rocked back and forth, from his front to his hind legs-it Zoo's oldest animals require special care - Apr 4, 2008 Detroit Free Press,BooBoo the Andean bear, now 30, is slowing down and gaining weight. Puzzles the giraffe was euthanized a week ago. Her companion Twigga is a year older Wanted: caring home for rare Andean bear cub - Nov 13, 2007 Reuters UK,A rare Andean bear cub with a taste for yogurt has found a temporary home with a Bolivian family as the animal rights group that rescued him struggles to Smallest species joins other bears on red list - Nov 13, 2007 Guardian Unlimited,...endangered while five others are considered vulnerable: the Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear, the Andean bear, the polar bear and the sun bear. Rescued rare bear needs new home - Nov 8, 2007 CBBC Newsround,Known as Shaggy, the cutie is an Andean bear, which is an endangered species. He was found in La Paz, the capital of South American country Bolivia. VIDEO: No Room At Zoo For Bear Cub - Nov 7, 2007 Javno.hr,Andean bear cub, one of a threatened species, has found temporary refuge in the home of animal rights activist in Bolivia. - They brought the bear in a bag Bad news bears - Nov 15, 2007 Reno News & Review,The Asiatic black bear, sloth bear, Andean bear and polar bear are all rated as vulnerable. The group reaffirmed China's panda bears as endangered. More Bad News for Bears - Nov 26, 2007 E/The Environmental Magazine,The other vulnerable species on the Red List are China’s Giant Panda, the Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear on the Indian subcontinent, the Andean bear in Seventy-five percent of bear species threatened with extinction - Nov 12, 2007 YubaNet,Andean Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) – Vulnerable (VU) [Factsheet - PDF] 6. Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) – Vulnerable (VU) [Factsheet - PDF] 7. World's Smallest Bear Faces Extinction - Nov 12, 2007 The Associated PressOther vulnerable bear species are the Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear on the Indian subcontinent, the Andean bear in South America and the polar bear. Six of 8 bear species at risk of extinction- group - Nov 12, 2007 ReutersThe Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear and the Andean bear were all reaffirmed as vulnerable after the reassessment of land-living bears. Bear species: six of eight face extinction - Nov 11, 2007 Telegraph.co.uk,Of the other species four - Asiatic black bear, Sloth bear, Andean bear and Polar bear - are also listed as vulnerable. The giant panda is facing the Third of all species 'at risk' - Nov 13, 2007 Sydney Morning Herald,The sun bear, the Asiatic black bear, the Sloth bear, the Andean bear, the Polar bear and the giant panda are on the 2007 red list drawn up by the World Sun bear gets 'vulnerable' listing due to deforestation, poaching - Nov 12, 2007 Mongabay.comThe sun bear joins the Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear and the Andean bear (also known as spectacled bears) on the vulnerable list. Sun Bears reclassified by IUCN as Vulnerable - Nov 13, 2007 Mongabay.comThe Giant Panda is listed as endangered, while the Asiatic Black Bear, Sloth Bear, Andean Bear, and Polar Bear are all considered vulnerable. Majority of world's bears 'at risk of extinction' - Nov 13, 2007 International Animal Rescue,Other bear species considered at risk of extinction include the Asiatic black bear, the sloth bear, the Andean bear and the polar bear. Bears Put On Notice For Extinction - Nov 12, 2007 Environmental Graffiti,The other four vulnerable species are the Polar bear, Sloth bear, Andean bear, and Asiatic Black bear. The European Brown bear and the American Black bear Interoceanic Highway to Critically Damage Andes-Amazon in Peru - Jul 26, 2007 Living in Peru,In southern Peru the highway will slice through the Andes-Amazon region, critical habitat of the highly threatened Andean Bear, as well as jaguars, Dennis and Don get 'er done - Jul 23, 2007 Salina Journal,Lauver and Weiser also placed special omnivore biscuits in a water bottle for Boo-Boo the Andean bear to retrieve, and fed alfalfa pellets and brome hay to [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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