In the Andean valleys of deepest, darkest Bolivia (not Peru this time), a 'Paddington' bear has inspired a shelter for almost a thousand wild animals rescued from poachers.
An Andean bear, the species that inspired the creation the Senda Verde ecological reserve which now shelters almost a thousand wild animals, sits in an enclosure at the reserve, in Los Yungas, Bolivia, January 31, 2022. Picture taken January 31, 2022. REUTERS/Claudia MoralesBUENOS AIRES, Feb 2 - In the Andean valleys of deepest, darkest Bolivia , a "Paddington" bear has inspired a shelter for almost a thousand wild animals rescued from poachers.
It was one such Andean bear in need of help called Aruma that led Vicky Ossio and her husband 15 years ago to turn their property about 80 kilometers from highland city La Paz into a wildlife sanctuary, which now has rescued some 900 animals."Despite the fact that in the film they used an orange bear, this is the only bear that lives in Peru -- that is the Andean bear, which in Bolivia is known as the jucumari bear," said Ossio, founder of the Senda Verde reserve.
Aruma was rescued from captivity almost blind due to blows he had received and today he lives together with other Andean 'Paddington' bears, the same ones that in 1958 inspired English author Michael Bond to write his children's stories.
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