There are many different species of endangered animals in the world, and protecting each one comes with unique challenges. The Andean bear is one animal that is on the IUCN Red List, which means that ...

Andean condors have bald heads. Condors are vultures, so they keep their sharp eyes peeled for the carrion that makes up most of their diet. They prefer to feast on large animals, wild or domestic ...

Camera collar footage is unveiling the secret lives of Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus), South America’s only surviving ursid. A wild Andean bear in Peru was caught eating soil or clay ...

This kind of insight is invaluable for a species like the Andean bear, Tremarctos ornatus; they’re particularly difficult animals to track down and study as they roam high up in the Andes and ...

Latin America is a land of jaw-dropping biodiversity. Stretching from Mexico down to the southern tip of South America, this ...

Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus), perhaps best known for their fictional representation in ”Paddington,” are tropical mammals endemic to the Andes Mountains from Bolivia to Venezuela. They ...

Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations and plants to maximize nutrition and avoid livestock, according to a new study. Andean bears carefully select the best foraging locations ...

Spanish forces arrived in the Andes in the 1530s and finally conquered the Incas after a 40-year struggle. The Incas had no cows, sheep, pigs, chickens or goats. Their only domesticated animals ...

U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar has urged the Supreme Court to allow climate lawsuits, such as one brought by ...

Zoo officials said the animals that have died, include a cheetah, a mountain lion, a swamphen, an Andean goose and a kookaburra. Animals at the Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield Park, Arizona have ...