Rescuing the Spectacled Bear
Stephen Fry Audio Book

Stephen Fry first travelled to Peru to investigate Paddington Bear’s origins in the BBC documentary ‘Paddington Bear: The Early Years’. However, the star of the show turned out to be a real live bear named Yogi. He was a Spectacled Bear – so called due to the markings around the eyes – but had been captured by the people of a small village high in the Andes. Thanks to some bartering, he was released and taken to a new enclosure. This was the beginning of Stephen’s obsession with Spectacled Bears.A charitable foundation – Bear Rescue – was established for the purpose of rescuing distressed bears, and then it was back to Peru for the second documentary. 'Stephen Fry and the Spectacled Bears' was devoted entirely to the welfare of the Spectacled Bear and to keeping the species from extinction. ‘Rescuing the Spectacled Bear’ is that story...