The first international HAPPYBEARSDAY " organized by the EAZA Bear Taxon Advisory Group ( TAG) hab been celebrated on sunday 5 May

First of all, I would like to thank Rémi Gaillot, director of Auvergne Animal Park and member of the EAZA consortium, for allowing me to publish this article. Thanks also to Pierre Gay, director of Doué La Fontaine's Bioparc for putting me in contact.

This first international bear day "HAPPYBEARSDAY" was organized by the Eaza Bear Taxon Advisory Group ( TAG ) for zoo staff, researchers and conservationists, working in zoos or in the field.

Five Bear Conservation projects were selected by this group. They divide as you can see on the map in EEP or ESB .

"EEP are breeding programs developed by zoos in order to regulate and optimize breeding at the international level.For ESB, this is a genealogical book of one species. Stud-book of an ESB gathers the information concerning the species of which it is charged "(Infos Zoonaute.net)

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Make sure to visit your favourite zoo to learn about these majestic species and discover five field conservation projects choses par the TAG - among the many projects supported by ours members. 

* The CHAPARRI Ecological Reserve in Peru is dedicated to the protection of Andean Bears from habitat destruction and hunting. 

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* Free the Bears aims at improving knowledge about Asian black bears or Moon Bears biology and ecology to create relevant conservation management plans for, in cambodia.

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* API'OURS, a project developed by FERUS, increases local involvement in Brown bears by increasing biodiversity - with fruit trees and beehives - in their local habitat in France.

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* The AGRA rehabilitation Center, through Wildlife SOS, rescue Sloth bears in India, provides jobs to former bears owners and raises awareness of these animals. 

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* The Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Center , shares knowledge about Sun bears to the local communities, NGOs, Universities, government agencies and legislative assemblies in Indonesia

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