
Partnership with UBC to help urban bears
The Fur-Bearers and UBC are partnering to learn more about public perceptions and conflict mitigation strategies in B.C.!
The Fur-Bearers and UBC are partnering to learn more about public perceptions and conflict mitigation strategies in B.C.!
Wildlife is being cruelly and unnecessarily killed due to human apathy.
How to keep bears and people safe while having fun in bear country, featuring the North Shore Black Bear Society!
The Fur-Bearers are disappointed that this situation became adversarial and that the initial call between the Anmore residents and the COS was not one of solutions in the best interests of the cub.
Luci Cadman of North Shore Black Bear Society explains how people can help keep bears safe as they prepare for hibernation.
There is a problem in Coquitlam, and it isn’t the bears.
Coverage of bears have painted them as attackers – but what happens if we consider the bear’s perspective?
And Luci Cadman of the North Shore Black Bear Society knows how we can treat it. Find out more on this episode of the Defender Radio podcast!
ACTION ALERT: Eroded public trust, lack of preventative funding, and changing attitudes spell need for evolution of bear management in BC.
Bears are being killed because people leave out attractants, and government policy is to kill those who become “habituated.” We all have a role to play in ending this.
Baits could be placed as close as 30m from vehicle right of ways and recreational trails, putting people and wildlife at risk.
Media focuses on ancillary, rather than primary, issue in coverage of bear carcass being dumped at landfill by COS.
Wildlife can pay the price when dogs are allowed off-leash outside of designated areas.
The Fur-Bearers have filed an applicationfor leave to appealto the Supreme Court of Canada.
Everyone can play a role in keeping animals safe – and you can do it all from home!
Thousands of letters were sent to the government thru TheFurBearers.com calling for this change. But much work still needs to be done.
Black bears are out and about as spring arrives, and it’s up to us humans to make sure we don’t create problems for them. Hear how from the expert: Mike McIntosh of Bear With Us!
Russell, an orphaned and injured bear cub in Alberta, can't be helped under provincial policy. A group of advocates intend on changing that.
Our letter to the Albertan Deputy Minister responding to residents concerned about the injured and orphaned black bear pushes for answers about poor policy.
An injured bear cub is suffering needlessly outside of Calgary because government policy won’t allow for humane action, and that needs to change.
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