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A team returning rescue bears of the wild. the andean bear is the only native bear species to south america. it's on the endangered list because of hunting and habitat loss. but here, in the chaparri area, they're doing something about it. this is peru's first private conservation area, set up jointly with the local community in 2000. it tries to rehabilitate rescued bears that have been captured illegally and mistreated as exotic pets or circus attractions. so this is what conservation is all about here — releasing a bear back into the wild — and i'm lucky enough to be able to watch it ha...

Releasing a bear back into the wild — and i'm lucky enough to be able to watch it happen. four—year—old alisa was born in this reserve. so this is alisa's mother next door? yes. her mother asulina was rescued from captivity, where she'd been kept as a house pet. sadly, she would never survive in the outside world. we're gonna sedate alisa. 0k. and we're gonna up a gps collar for her. the gps collar will now allowjuan to track elisa when she's released. we're gonna charge the dart. juan prepares a tranquilliser that he'll shoot into elisa's muscles. his shot hits the spot and elisa seems ...

Colla rwhy we are going to do a test, the collarwhy put the collar on, see if it fits. it is a race against the clock before the bear wakes up. 0k, against the clock before the bear wakes up. ok, so is that thejob done? bear wakes up. ok, so is that the job done? so what now? we shut the door and then... wait until tomorrow and then tomorrow we will release her. so it is a beautiful morning and today is the day we are going to release elisa into the world. iam going to release elisa into the world. i am super excited. is incredible to be close to a bear. there is no gate, there

And elisa seems confused. 0h... finally, elisa is sedated. now we are going to do a test the collar on her. put the collar on, see if it fits. uh-huh. it's a race against the clock before the bear wakes up. ok, so is that thejob done? hm—mm. so what now? we shut the door and then...? wait until tomorrow, and tomorrow, we gonna release her. 0k.

We're going back to 2016 when carmen went to peru to join a tea m carmen went to peru to join a team returning rescue best of the wild. the andean bear is the wild. the andean bear is the only native bear species to south america. it is on the endangered list because of hunting and habitat loss. but here, in this area, they are doing something about it. this is peru's first private conservation area, set up jointly with the local community in 2000. it tries to rehabilitate rescued bears who have been captured illegally and mistreated as exotic pets or circus attractions. so this is what conser...