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Get Bear Smart Society

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Get Bear Smart Society

Get Bear Smart!

(Adventures/Outdoors/Sports, Business & Services Organizations, Farm, Fishing Lodge)
Get Bear Smart Society

Our Vision: keeping bears wild & people safe

About Us:
The Get Bear Smart Society (GBS), based in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, champions progressive management policies that reduce both the number of human-bear conflicts and the number of bears destroyed. Our mission is to provide a safe environment in which people and bears can coexist in harmony.

We accomplish this by implementing effective waste management systems; educating people on dealing with bears in their communities as well as minimizing backyard attractants; and promoting innovative bear management practices.

Overall, we are creating a paradigm shift in people's attitudes toward bears and other wildlife by replacing fear and ignorance with understanding and respect.

As a result of GBS programs, the number of so-called 'problem' bears destroyed in Whistler has been reduced by 70%. Our persistent hard work and dedication have also resulted in Whistler becoming a leader in establishing a 'Bear Smart' community, providing a model for other communities to follow. But the work of the Get Bear Smart Society is not limited only to Whistler: the Society is affecting bear management policies across British Columbia and Canada - and even throughout North America.

Contact Get Bear Smart Society

PO Box 502
Whistler, V0N 1B0

Phone: 604-905-4209
E-mail: Send Message
Web: www.bearsmart.com

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