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Great Bear Foundation
is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Missoula, Montana, dedicated to the conservation of the eight species of bears and their habitat around the world.
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- Supporters and Sponsors
- Non-profit and NGO
- Conservation Blogs
- U.S. State Agencies
- U.S. Federal Agencies
- Canadian and Inuit Government
Links
These links are provided for those interested in more information regarding Great Bear’s supporters and bear conservation issues in the U.S. and Canada.
See the Supporters and Sponsors tab for links to our financial supporters and project sponsors. The Non-profit and NGO tab contains links to websites of local and national groups missioned towards bear conservation and recovery. The U.S. State and Federal and Canadian and Inuit Government tabs show links to agencies responsible for bear management and recovery and public document downloads for those regions.
Supporters and Sponsors
TRAFx develops and sells advanced counting systems. TRAFx products are used by government agencies and research institutions in Canada, the US, Australia and Europe.
Patagonia- Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.
Humanities Montana - an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing the humanities to the people of Montana.
The Cinnabar Foundation is the extraordinary legacy established in 1983 by two ordinary people - Len and Sandy Sargent.
Yellowstone to Yukon - people working together to maintain and restore the unique natural heritage of the Yellowstone to Yukon region.
Non-profit and NGO
- Missoula Children and Nature Network
- Missoula Bears
- Living with Wildlife Foundation
- Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation
- Churchill Northern Studies Centre
- Eastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project – Final Report
- Western Wildlife Outreach
- Mainers for Fair Bear Hunting
- Center for Wildlife Information Bear Safety and Biology
Conservation Blogs
- Walks on Stilts - Environmental Writing by Beth Raboin
- Jeremy Bears - Musings on bear-viewing experiences in North America, including GBF's Polar Bear Ecology Field Course, by Jeremy Patrick
- My Travel Tales - Travelogue by Colette Weintraub, with accounts of GBF's Polar Bear Ecology Field Course
U.S. State Agencies
- Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks – Bear Identification Program
- Idaho Fish and Game – Grizzly Bear Management
- Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
- Washington State University Bear Center
- Wyoming Game and Fish Department Bear Information
- Alaska Department of Fish and Game
- Alaska Department of Natural Resources Parks and Outdoor Recreation – Bear Safety
- Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee (IGBC)
- IGBC Position Statement on Unsafe Bear Viewing Practices
U.S. Federal Agencies
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Mountain – Prairie Region – Grizzly Bear Recovery
- FWS Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan 1993
- Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement Revised Demographic Yellowstone Ecosystem 1993
- Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement – Habitat-based Recovery Criteria Yellowstone Ecosystem 1993
- Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement – Further Information 1997
- Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan Supplement – Bitterroot Ecosystem 1996
- USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center – Northern Divide Grizzly Bear Project
