IWM can now offer free Bear Safe guides to residents of Washington State and others interested in bears. The guide contains all kinds of interesting facts about bears for people who live, hike and camp in bear country. Most importantly it provides great tips on ways to prevent bears from becoming nuisance animals. This is often as simple as removing items that may attract bears into humans areas. You may be surprised to hear that these items include bird feeders and compost! By being Bear Safe you are making bear country safer for bears and people. For your free Bear Safe guide, call: 1-800-542-BEAR (2327) OR Click here for a pdf version of the Bear Safe guide (225KB). Click here for the Washington Bear Safe poster (pdf). Click here for the Idaho, Wyoming, Montana Bear Safe poster (pdf).

Many thanks to the following photographers who kindly donated their wonderful images for use in the Bear Safe guides and posters:

Alan Carey/Photo Researchers, Inc.
Daniel J. Cox (www.naturalexposures.com)
Brad Garfield (www.bradgarfield.com)
John Hechtel
Wayne Lynch
Michael Madel
Chris Morgan
Mark Newman/EARTH IMAGES
Joey Olivieri
John Serrao (Tel: 570 894 9791)
Scott Stonum
Jeff Vanuga
Kennan Ward (www.kennanward.com)(www.grizzlyden.com)
Chris Weston

Many thanks to the following organizations and agencies whose contributions and collaboration made the Bear Safe guide possible:

World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) (www.wspa.org.uk)
US Fish and Wildlife Service
The National Park Service
US Forest Service
Northwest Trek Foundation (www.nwtrek.org)
L. & A. Umbrello
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Washington State Parks
Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle
Northwest Ecosystem Alliance
 
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