CONTACT BEAR AWARE
Kendra Wiberg
BC Conservation Foundation
200A-1383 McGill Rd
Kamloops BC V2C 6K7
250 828-2551
bearawareprogram@bccf.com
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Bear Aware Education Web Site
Information and activities
British Columbia's Bear Smart Community Program
Based on a series of criteria that communities must achieve in order to be recognized as being "Bear Smart".
Bear Wise Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Avoiding Conflicts with Bears
Living with Wildlife Foundation
Bear - Human Conflict
by Parks Canada and the Whiyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Get Bear Smart Society (Whistler)
Champions progressive management policies that reduce both the number of human-bear conflicts and the number of bears destroyed.
Canadian Wildlife Service: Hinterland Who's Who
Grizzly fact sheet
Eastern Slope Grizzly Project
A good site about respecting bears when we work and recreate in wild areas.
Northern Bear Awareness, Prince George, BC
A comprehensive look at this regional Bear Awareness Program, affiliated with Bear Aware, and its partnerships in the Prince George area.
North Shore Black Bear Network
NW Territories Wildlife Division
Safety in Grizzly and Black Bear Country
Washington State Dept. of Fish & Wildlife
Facts about black bears (and cougars)
A province wide, non-advocacy, science based organization, The Foundation works on a wide variety of conservation issues from baseline data collection and habitat restoration to stewardship education. The Foundation spearheads the Bear Awareness program at the provincial level: pursuing funding, developing materials and providing support for community program delivery.
Center for Wildlife Information
Be Bear Aware - keeping bears wild
Staying Safe in Bear Country Training
Dan LeGrandeur, a former Conservation Officer, has had a lifetime of bear experiences. His course teaches about bears, their behaviour and how to prevent a bad encounter.
Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society
Resources for Educators
The Wind River Bear Institute
This group is training dogs and dog handlers to chase bears away from people & settlements. The idea is to teach the bear that people represent a threat and that bears should stay away from people.
BC Conservation Officer Service's Wildlife-Human Conflicts Prevention Strategy
A great page on the issue of Bear-Human conflict. People having problems with bears, cougars, wolves, or other predators should call the conservation officer service immediately. Dangerous wildlife should never be approached. Call 1-877-952-RAPP (7277)
Larry Kaniut
Author of books on bears.
Kodiak Security Products
Non-lethal bear management training and safe use of pepper spray..
UDAP Pepper Power
Bear safety tips.
WILD BC
Environmental education and stewardship opportunities.
Video Series: Safety in Bear Country
Bear-proof garbage receptacles - commercial and private applications
