Innovative BearWise Initiative Expands Across America
Washington D.C. (May 24, 2023) – The Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies is excited to announce that BearWise has now been adopted by 39 states and is being utilized by people [...]
California and Nevada Join Forces to Promote Being BearWise in Tahoe
Bears don’t know when they cross from one state to another or from federal lands to state lands to private lands. So the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and the Nevada [...]
Bears? Oh my! How to avoid attracting bears to your neighborhood
From Florida’s News4JAX: Bears? Oh my! How to avoid attracting bears to your neighborhood
Florida Fish & Wildlife wants you to be BearWise this spring
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Bear biologist offers tips about black bears coming out of hibernation
by Brian Whipkey, Pennsylvania Outdoors Columnist: Black bears appear to be healthy during this winter’s hibernation in Pennsylvania. “So far, a lot of the bears are in good shape,” said [...]
BearWise Featured at the 6th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop (August 2022)
BearWise® has a prominent role at 6th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop in Lake Tahoe, Nevada in October 2022. A five-member BearWise panel will discuss how BearWise builds bridges, [...]
Creating BearWise Community Partnerships (June 2020)
Creating BearWise Community Partnerships (webinar) looks at the working relationship between Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), and how [...]
Black bear managers collaborate on landmark bear education program (April 2018)
After more than 2 years of research and development, the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (SEAFWA) launched BearWise.org in 2018. Their mission: help people live more [...]