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Colombian coffee farmers’ help in Andean bear conservation efforts

A group of coffee farmers in Colombia, who were once at war with an indigenous species of bear, are welcoming a truce. The spectacled bear of the tropical Andes is believed to be the inspiration for the popular children's book character 'Paddington Bear'. Farmers are calling for a halt to their poaching, and are even willing to sacrifice their land for the benefit of South America’s last surviving bear species.