Glacier Bears: My, and hundreds of others’, first grizzly encounter
by Harrison Sky Since I was a little kid, I wished to be here. Now, I was amongst the awesome landscape of... Read More
Becoming a Bear Smart Community
To qualify as a Bear Smart Community, BC communities must achieve six key pieces of Bear Smart Programming.
Bear Viewing Today & Always
“Im afraid to even breathe.” This, uttered in the smallest of whispers by a substantially large, typically exuberant Australian fellow sitting next... Read More
Listening to bears has shown us this…
Hi friends, for some reason, I have been thinking a lot about bears lately. The opportunity to learn from bears about who... Read More
Bears and Bikes
Mountain bikers are at higher risk for bear encounters, because they move quickly down a trail and are relatively quiet. Below are... Read More
Walking with polar bears – a dangerous trend
Over the course of less than half a year, I have been contacted by three persons, completely independently of each other, who... Read More
Queenie: A personal relationship with a grizzly bear
Queenie and I met six years ago as we both strolled through an open meadow near the Atnarko River. We had come... Read More
Who are grizzly bears?
What can I say? After spending thousands of hours in the company of grizzly bears, including 18 years guiding people into the... Read More
A Bear’s Bill of Rights
Bears deserve to have some rights. For example, a bear has the right to expect that you will be an educated resident of bear country and be willing to accommodate the needs of bears into your lifestyle and daily habits; and ...
Why Bears?
Bears play an important role in the environment. We are just beginning to learn how bears positively impact the environment...