Bear Conflict Solutions

Bear Warning-Temporary Area Closure effective Friday, July 28, 2017 (yes, this is a new post and not recycled from last year)

The Province of Alberta has issued be a temporary area closure around Quarry Lake (see map) due to numerous bears feeding on berries. Once berry season ends (mid-August), we anticipate the area will be re-opened. Check our website for more info: https://canmore.ca/joomla-pages-iii/categories-list/2-uncategorised/638-bear-warning-temporary-area-closure

Living With Wildlife The Bow Valley is the busiest place in the world where people and grizzly bears still coexist. 'Living with Wildlife' is the story of how communities in…

Film Premiere: ‘Living with Wildlife’ will screen as part of a WildSmart speaker series on May 3rd at the Canmore Collegiate High School at 7 pm.

Film Premiere: Living with Wildlife Bear Conflict Solutions and partners are pleased to announce the premiere showing of the 25-minute documentary Living with Wildlife will screen as part of a WildSmart speaker series on May 3rd at t…

We've partnered with Bow Valley filmmaker Leanne Allison to create an exciting new film — Living With Wildlife. http://ow.ly/XqbS308mt9D

Bow Valley Filmmaker Releases “Living With Wildlife” Trailer Exciting news! Bear Conflict Solutions has partnered with Bow Valley filmmaker Leanne Allison to create an exciting new film that highlights how...

Turn up the speakers and enjoy...

Bear Rub Video Bears and other animals will often rub up against trees. Some researchers believe they are marking , or communicating , their presence to other animals. Bears are particularly keen to do this.

Good article about one of our ranch safety workshops held this past summer.

Ranchers learn how to deal with bears and wolves in Alberta's foothills BAR U RANCH — One by one, residents and landowners in Alberta’s foothills grabbed a can of inert bear spray and practised spraying it at a wood cut-out of a bear about five met…

Bear safety tips: what to do if you spot a bear University of Calgary Outdoor Centre instructor and guide Rachel Oggy gave Global News tips for how to react if you encounter a bear in the backcountry.

Parks Canada issues ‘No Stopping Zone’ on BC highway due to bears Parks Canada implements some restrictions to protect bears in BC.

We've updated our Living In Bear Country page with some excellent videos. Check them out: http://www.bearconflict.org/education-and-training/living-in-bear-country/

LIVING IN BEAR COUNTRY ONE OF THE GREAT JOYS of living in a mountain town or close to a wilderness area is that nature is quite literally on your doorstep. But too much nature – like a 1,200 pound grizzly bear – i…

Expert says people can live alongside grizzly bears As landowners and ranchers express fears about a growing number of grizzly bears in the foothills, a prominent biologist and conservationist says there’s no need to make a choice between bears and people. Last week, the province met with dozens of residents in the Millarville area about a grow…