Spectacled bear(Tremarctos ornatus)predatory behavior on cattle was studied in the Venezuelan Andes from February 1986 to November 1988. Only 12 of the 140 localities surveyed reported spectacled bear predation. Sixteen recent claims of predation were investigated, and predation by spectacled bear confirmed. Herding practices used in the Venezuelan Andes may increase the probability of predation and the subsequent persecution and killing of bears.