2009/02/17

JOIN THE BEAR FRIENDS!



Kermodeii bear (British Columbia) @Jean-Louis IMBS
BEAR FRIENDS MISSION:
The mission of BEAR FRIENDS is to connect people and bears through education and conservation . BEAR FRIENDS promotes the beauty and the fragility of bears, inspiring conservation of bears and their ecosystem.

Over the last 100 years, human activities have harmed fragile ecosystems like the arctic pack ice and the boreal forest, which are home for the polar bear, the brown and the black bear.

The need for our continuing work to benefit the bears and their habitats is growing in a rapid pace. With your help we can join together in a growing educational and conservation partnership.

THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL:
BEAR FRIENDS plans the opening in STEWART British Columbia of a BEAR INTERPRETATION AND INFORMATION CENTER. Visitors will get information on bear behaviour, how to avoid confrontations, accurate data on populations and ecosystem.
Field work will be completed, thus helping a better understanding of bear ecology .

THINK GLOBAL, ACT LOCAL:
POLAR BEARS are under particular stress: the ice sheet is melting, making the access to food more difficult. Chemical pollution has already impacted bears fertility. Hunting is still an option in many countries.
BEAR FRIENDS will extend its work in Sub-Arctic and Arctic regions through Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia.
BEAR FRIENDS will be on a “road show” through these territories, lecturing in schools, community halls, and other places where people will take benefit of a better knowledge on bears and their ecosystems.

BEAR FRIENDS programs are designed to engage adults and children in the process of learning through lectures in schools, communities, editing books, CD’s, DVD’s, and field investigations.

GET INVOLVED!
If you are interested in participating in these programs and learn more about BEARS, please contact us directly jl.imbs@laposte.net


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