Full report: The Fur-Bearers go to the UBCM convention!
The Fur-Bearers attended the 2023 Union of BC Municipalities convention. Read our post-convention report and why this event matters for wildlife.
September 26, 2023
Tag: coexistence
Five facts you need to know about skunks in your neighbourhood
You can coexist with skunks in your neighbourhood. These five facts will help get you started!
September 12, 2023
Fall Wildlife Attractants Checklist
Help keep wildlife wild and your community coexisting by using this simple checklist.
August 29, 2023
Bear poo: Important stuff!
There’s a lot to learn about bears just by looking at their poo! Read some fun facts about bear scat!
August 16, 2023
It’s Canada’s worst fire season. How can beavers help fight wildfires?
Beavers are known to be ecosystem engineers. Can they also help during times of drought and wildlfires?
August 15, 2023
City of Airdrie shifts from killing beavers to coexistence
A beaver assessment accepted by city council recommends a coexistence-centred approach to beaver management.
July 13, 2023
Four coexistence tips for small businesses
Find out how your small business can make compassionate choices that help wildlife and encourage coexistence!
April 20, 2023
New wildlife coexistence door hangers available!
Help save lives and provide coexistence solutions to communities across Canada with our new wildlife door hangers!
April 5, 2023
The Fur-Bearers awards scholarship to promote beaver coexistence
The Fur-Bearers is excited to award our Beaver Institute Scholarship for 2023!
February 22, 2023
Shifting perspectives: Coyotes aren’t luring your dog and other myths busted
When we consider wildlife interactions from a wild viewpoint, the narrative changes, particularly for pet owners.
January 13, 2023
Applications open for the Beaver Institute Scholarship
The Fur-Bearers has opened applications for the Beaver Institute Scholarship. Submit your application today!
January 5, 2023
End the use of inhumane poisons in Canada
The Fur-Bearers has submitted comments for Health Canada’s consultation on the use of strychnine and sodium monofluoroacetate (compound 1080).
December 1, 2022
How do wildflowers support wildlife?
Planting wildflowers is one of the best ways you can help local wildlife without feeding.
November 9, 2022
Announcing our 2022 Scholarship Award Recipients
The Fur-Bearers is pleased to announce the recipients for the The Fur-Bearers Arts & Science Scholarship for 2022.
November 7, 2022
British Columbia permanently bans certain rodenticides
Province announces permanent restrictions for the sale and use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs)
October 28, 2022
Wildlife is on the move: tips to keep them out of your home
Young animals are seeking new den sites and food sources as summer fades into fall. These tips will help keep them out of your home!
August 29, 2022
Back to school: keep wildlife safe with these four tips!
The third tip could be something you never thought of and will make a huge difference in preventing negative encounters.
August 25, 2022
3 tips to manage fruit trees to help protect wildlife
Do you have fruit trees? Here are 3 tips to help manage fruit and protect wildlife!
August 24, 2022
The Fur-Bearers scholarship program helps promote coexistence
The Fur-Bearers Arts & Science Scholarship was launched in 2021 to support individuals who are committed to improving coexistence with wildlife in Canada.
August 22, 2022
Arts scholarship from The Fur-Bearers supports project on urban wildlife
Read about a project that features projected animations of wildlife in urban environments.
August 18, 2022
Eye on Wildlife: Squirreling in the Rain
Showers battered the neighbourhood over two days, but that didn’t slow down the squirrels.
August 11, 2022
VICTORY: Over 1,400 coexistence door hangers distributed
Our bear awareness door hangers are hitting doors in communities across British Columbia and Canada!
August 8, 2022
The Switch: How Bear Door Hangers Save Lives with Aaron Hofman
Simple educational tools to let communities know how to coexist with wildlife exist – and are accessible for free by anyone in Canada. Learn more in less than 10 minutes with this episode of The Switch podcast.
July 18, 2022
Number of black bears killed in British Columbia communities
The Fur-Bearers has published data showing areas where black bears are being killed by conservation officers in British Columbia.
July 4, 2022
