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There are 2,500 to 10,000 mature Andean bears left in the wild

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There are around 2,500 to 10,000 mature Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) left in the wild.

Reasons for their decline include large-scale deforestation of their habitat and increased conflict with humans.

A recent conservation project taking place in Ecuador hopes to turn the tide.