SPECTACLED BEAR Today, I am going to cover Spectacled bears as a endangered animal in Peru. The spectacled bear, that is one of the endangered animal in Peru, is the only bear native to South America, It faces an uncertain future due to loss of habitat. The best habitats for spectacled bears are humid to very humid montane forests. The status today is not clear, so there is no sufficient data of population; but it is estimated in aproximately fewer than 3,000 Spectacled bears populations suffer primarily from destruction and fragmentation of their habitat. Poachers, who violete the rules, also hunt them for their meat and body parts, and farmers kill them as agricultural pests. In Peru, the spectacled bear can be found in various types of ecosystems located between 1,600 feet and 14,700 feet above sea level. However, these fascinating animals prefer the rainforests of the High Jungle and the Páramo, where there is a lot of rainfall. Threats to spectacled bears include, Religious or magical beliefs, that might be motivations for killing Andean bears, especially in places where bears are related to myths of disappearing women or kids, or where bear parts are related to traditional medicine or superstitions. In this context, the trade of bear parts might have commercial value. Impacts of climate changes on bear habitat and food sources are not fully understood, but might have potential negative impact in the near future. There are some strategies to recover houses for Spectacled bears, for instance National governments, NGOs and rural communities have made different commitments to conservation of this species. Also, in 2006 the Spectacled Bear Conservation Society was established in Peru to study and protect the spectacled bear. To conclude, legislation against bear hunting exists, but is rarely enforced. This leads to persistence of the poaching problem, even inside protected areas.