According to the Bear Smart - Background Report, the bear management plan should be developed based on the Preliminary Hazard Assessment and information collected by the Bear Stewardship Committee. The plan should include, but not be limited to, the following sections.

Outline for Human-Bear Conflict Management Plan:

Introduction

Goals and Objectives

Responsibilities
• who is responsible for what parts of the plan?

Interagency Cooperation to Reduce Conflict
• how will agencies co-operate?

Human-Bear Conflict Education Program
• how the education program be delivered?

Bear-Proof Waste Management System
• how will waste management issues be addressed?
• what bear-proof structures will be used and what criteria will be used to select placement sites?
• how will carcasses be removed or disposed of?

Waste Management Bylaws
• what bylaws will be developed?
• how will bylaws be developed?

Green Space Management Strategies
• how will green space be managed?

Community Planning Strategies
• how will community development plans address human-bear conflict issues?
• how will ecosystems around the community manage for bears?

Human-Bear Conflict Monitoring System
• who will develop and maintain the monitoring system?
• how will bear observations and human-bear conflict be reported?

Annual Reports
• who is responsible for writing annual progress reports?
• what is the review processes?
• how will recommendations be review and selected for implementation?

Research Priorities
• what information is needed to manage human-bear conflict and what are their priorities?

Implementation Plan
• who will do what, when and how?

Program Budget
• what are the costs of various bear management strategies?
• make recommendations on a budget cycle to finance implementation of the plan.

The bear managment plan must be fully supported and authorized by Municpal staff, Mayor and Council. The appropriate stakeholders and department heads should be involved in deciding which stategies will be implemented taking into account social, liability and economic considerations. A working group can be established to oversee the process and ensure that programs are implemented.

Download Whistler's Bear Management Plan from June 1998. A revised plan will be available shortly.