As the industry puts more and more focus on developing and utilizing oil and gas resources in the paramos and permafrost zone, pipeline construction in the areas will be definitely accelerated.
But since these ecosystems reached their current heights about 2.7 million years ago, changes in global temperatures have caused the boundaries of paramos to shift, too.
These bears are highly adaptable and are found in a wide range of habitats, including rainforests, paramos, and coastal scrub deserts across the andean mountain range.