Fundación Espíritu del Bosque
Focus: Animal care and Conservation.
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Project Description
The Andean Bear Foundation researches, rescues, rehabilitates and liberates Andean bears in Ecuador, in addition to providing information about the bears at local, national and international levels. We receive no funds from the state for this so we need your support and donations if we are to continue helping this endangered species (also known as the spectacled bear).
We rehabilitate and liberate as many captive Andean bears as we can, when we have the funds to do so. But some captive bears will never be suitable for liberation – due to old age, disability and illness, some just would not be able to survive in the wild. We believe that these bears deserve a dignified retirement in a natural setting with an appropriate diet and suitable behavioural enrichment. To achieve this, we need to find the funds to build and run a sanctuary for them.
Andean bears are vulnerable to extinction, mostly due to habitat loss and illegal hunting. Little is known about the species and there is much more to learn. By observing bears in the Sanctuary, we hope to learn more about how they behave and use this information to better understand the conservation needs of wild bears.
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The Andean Bear Foundation is a 501(c) (3) non-profit registered in the USA. It supports the Andean Bear Project in Ecuador, which is working to save the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus, also known as the spectacled bear) from extinction through research, conservation, rescue, rehabilitation and liberation. The only project in the world that radio-tracks Andean bears in the wild. The research is conducted as part of ongoing efforts to expand protected areas and prevent the extinction of the species. The only project in the world that radio-tracks Andean bears in the wild. The research is conducted as part of ongoing efforts to expand protected areas and prevent the extinction of the species.
Approx. US$420 for the first month, US$380 per month thereafter. Includes three meals per day, accommodation, transportation to project site. Traditional Andean house with electricity, running water. Volunteers sleep in a large dormitory room.
There are no special qualifications to participate in the project. However, volunteers should have a good level of fitness as the work can be strenuous. Volunteers aged 18 years old and over.
Fundación Espíritu del Bosque
Barcelona 3-11 y Tolosa,
La Floresta, Quito Ecuador
Tel: ++593 (2) 239 703
Email: volunteer@andeanbear.org
Website: www.andeanbear.org
Location:Quito Ecuador
Average cost per day:$14
Focus: Animal care and Conservation.
Skills needed: Volunteers must be at least 18 years old
