Mark your calendars! The 7th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop will take place October 5-9, 2025, in Kalispell, Montana, USA. This event, hosted by Polar Bears International and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, will bring together researchers, wildlife managers, conservationists, and community leaders to discuss strategies for reducing human-bear conflicts. This year’s theme, “Changing the Narrative of Human-Bear Conflicts”, focuses on shifting perspectives, improving coexistence strategies, and implementing innovative solutions to mitigate conflicts between humans and bears.
Proposed Session Topics:
- Community-Based Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation
- Harnessing Social, Print, and Television Media
- Effective Human-Bear Conflict Education, Outreach & Messaging
- Indigenous Perspectives and Partnerships
- Understanding & Communicating Management Failures
- Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation Tools & Practices
- Standardizing Human-Bear Conflict Data Collection
- What else? Add Your Own! We encourage you to think beyond these topics.
Please email your abstract submission in a downloadable WORD document to both Rich Beausoleil and Becca Carniello. Please note, the abstract submission deadline has been extended to 23 May 2025.
Visit the IHBCW website for more information
For questions and additional information contact Carl Lackey