Bear Safety Awareness

This course is designed to ensure you have a good understanding of bears and bear safety so that you can stay safe when entering the woods and in the event of an encounter with a bear. There are many occupations where workers may need to enter areas where bears reside –not to mention recreational activities that take people into bear country.

 Training Content:

•Bear encounters

•Bear behavior

•Bear identification

•Black Bear signs -tracks, feeding, trails, dens, etc...

•Locations where you will find bears –typically black bears in Ontario

•Best practices –in bear avoidance –always be prepared

•What to do if you encounter a bear

•Bear warning signs

•Encountering bears –predatory encounter vs a defensive encounter –how to protect yourself