Bear Conflict Solutions

07/29/2017

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

07/28/2017

05/25/2017

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…

04/21/2017

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.

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…

04/21/2017

01/26/2017

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

Exciting news! Bear Conflict Solutions has partnered with Bow Valley filmmaker Leanne Allison to create an exciting new film that highlights how...

12/13/2016

Turn up the speakers and enjoy...

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.

11/21/2016

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

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…

07/22/2016

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.

05/13/2016

Parks Canada implements some restrictions to protect bears in BC.

05/02/2016

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/

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…

10/28/2014

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…