Daily Activities and Agenda

           

8:00AM – Welcome/Housekeeping

• Welcome to Kalispell, MT – Christy Clark, Director, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
• IHBCW Welcome Address – Jay Honeyman, Alberta Fish and Wildlife (retired)
• KEYNOTE: Bear with Me: Coexisting Perspectives on Human-Bear Interactions – Dr. Jenny Glikman, Instituto de Estudios Sociales Avanzados, Spain
• INVITED SPEAKER: The International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop: A Look Back as an Attendee of all of Them – Dick Shideler, Aklaq Services, Alaska Department of Fish & Game (retired)

10:15AM – Break

10:35AM – Session I. Successes and Challenges of Managing Human-Bear Conflict: Part I

• American Black Bear Management Across the United States and Canada: Results of a Comprehensive Jurisdictional Survey – Shelby Shiver, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Efficacy of Deterrents for Mitigating Human‐Polar Bear Conflict in Northern Alaska – by Lindsey Mangipane, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• Perspectives on Human-Polar Bear Conflict in Svalbard With Data from 1987-2019 – by Dag Vongraven, Norwegian Polar Institute
• Efficacy of Black Bear Relocation as a Conflict Mitigation Tool, by Kristin J. Botzet – University of Tennessee, Defenders of Wildlife
• Conflict at the Forest’s Edge: Understanding Human–Asiatic Black Bear Interactions and Their Consequences in Northern Pakistan – by Muhammad Naeem Awan, Member, IUCN, World Commission on Protected Areas and Species Survival Commission
• American Black Bear Management Across the United States and Canada: Results of a Comprehensive Jurisdictional Survey – by Shelby Shiver, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

12:00PM – Lunch (on your own)

1:30PM – WORKSHOP: Replacing Fear-Based Perspectives with Evidence-Based to Improve Engagement – Geoff York, Polar Bears International & Chad White, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks

3:00PM – Break

3:20PM – Session I. Successes and Challenges of Managing Human-Bear Conflict: Part II

• Encroached and Endangered: Mapping Human–Sloth Bear Conflict Across a Decade of LULC Change in Odisha – by Janmejay Sethy, Amity University
• Navigating Tahoe Challenges: Interagency Media Training and Conflict Communication – by Sarinah Simons, California State Parks
• Aspen CO, Where Are We Now? After Over 30 Years of Human- Bear Conflict The Bears Keep Pointing Out Our Weaknesses – by Lara Xaiz, City of Aspen Parks Department
• Targeted Black Bear Management: Pros and Cons – by Alexia Ronning, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Non-invasive Genetic Tracking of Habituated Black Bears in the Tahoe Basin – by Jillian Adkins, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
• Enhancing Human-Bear Conflict Management: A Review of Global Plans and Recommendations for Effective Coexistence – by Özgün Emre Can, Ankara University

5:00PM – Evening Announcements/Adjourn

6:30PM – Evening Presentation

• A Comparison of Brown Bear Management Challenges in Italy & the United States – by Matteo Zeni (PADT, Trentino, Italy) & Wayne Kasworm (USFWS, Montana, USA)

**This presentation will take place in the Art & Technology Building, Flathead Valley Community College (free of charge and open to the public)**

       

7:30AM – Loading Oral Presentations (In the Grand Ballroom. Mandatory for all Tuesday presenters)

8:00AM – Announcements

8:15AM – PANEL DISCUSSION: The Pros and Cons of Bear Viewing Programs – John Hechtel, Alaska Game and Fish (retired), President, International Association for Bear Research & Management

9:45AM – Break

10:05AM – Session II. Human-Bear Conflict, Education, Outreach & Messaging

• Integrating Emotional Affect Into Bear Viewing Management and Bear Safety Education – by John Nettles, Clemson University
• Bridging the Gap: The Role of Non-Governmental and Academic Sectors in Improving Human-Bear Coexistence in Slovakia – by Michal Haring, PhD Candidate, Comenius University
• Adapting Bear Smart Community Initiatives in the US – by Kim Johnston, People and Carnivores
• Changing the Narrative on Human–Bear Conflicts by Standardizing Bear Management Terms – by Carl Lackey, Nevada Department of Wildlife
• Want to Change the Narrative? Change the Dictionary – by Linda Masterson, Communications Director, BearWise®, Author, Living with Bears Handbook
• BearWise®; An Interagency & Community Partnership Program Focused on Standardized, Science-Based Messaging and Preventing Human-Bear Conflict – by Rich Beausoleil, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Rebecca Carniello, Nevada Department of Wildlife

12:00PM – Lunch (on your own)

1:30PM – INVITED SPEAKER: From Conflict to Coexistence: Lessons Learned from Research on Bears and People – Heather Johnson, US Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center

3:00PM – Break

3:20PM – Session III. Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation Tools and Practices: Part I

• Developing Effective Communication Strategies and Tools for Human-Sloth Bear Conflict Mitigation in India – by Nishith Dharaiya, Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University
• Human–Sloth Bear Conflict: Case Studies in the Mahasamund Division, Chhattisgarh, India – by Swaminathan Shanmugavelu, Wildlife SOS
• Exploring Socioeconomic and Ecological Dimensions of Human- Andean Bear Interactions – by Russel Van Horn, San Diego Zoo, Wildlife Alliance
• Using the Presence-Tolerance Model to Understand and Manage Human-Andean Bear Coexistence – by Isaac Goldstein, Andean Bear Conservation Alliance, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
• A Predictive Modeling Approach for Andean Bear Movement in Northern Ecuador: Insights for Conservation Strategies in a Changing Landscape – by Javier Torres-Jiménez, Universidad Central del Ecuador

5:00PM – Evening Announcements/Adjourn

6:30PM – Poster Session (This catered event will take place in the Fireside Room)

     

7:30AM – Loading Oral Presentations (In the Grand Ballroom. Mandatory for Wednesday presenters)

8:00AM – Announcements

8:15AM – INVITED SPEAKER: What’s really great about the great bear: Thoughts on how we define the grizzly bear, conflicts, and conservation – by Douglas Chadwick, biologist, author, and photographer

8:45AM – Session III. Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation Tools & Practices: Part II

• From Conflict to Coexistence Across the Y2Y: Working at the Scale of the Wild – by Caitlin Jacobs, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative
• Grizzly Bear Habitat Selection and Use of Grain Bins in Agricultural Prairie Landscapes of Montana, USA – by Milan Vinks, University of Montana
• Assessing Drone-Based Aversive Conditioning on Grizzly Bears in Kananaskis Country, Alberta – by Kayla Doucette, University of Alberta
• South Greenland Polar Bear Awareness Program – NANORAAQ: Is it Possible to Coexist with Polar Bears? – by Ulrik Vedel, Arctic Unlimited

10:00AM – Break

10:20AM – Session III. Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation Tools & Practices: Part II Continued

• Providing Multifaceted Human-Bear Management and Safety Services to Large Industrial Operations in Bear Habitat Across Western and Northern Canada – by Dan LeGrandeur, Bear Scare
• Understanding the Interactions Between Human Communities and the Mexican Black Bear in the South of Nuevo León, Mexico – by Carlos Fabian Terrazas Tzontecomani, National Autonomous University of Mexico
• Spatiotemporal Analysis of Human-Black Bear Interactions in Monterrey Metropolitan Area, Nuevo Leon, Mexico – by Katya Lizeth Ortiz Morales, Nuevo Leon’s Autonomous University
• From Poison to Coexistence: How a Crisis Fueled an Innovative Model of Human-Bear Conflict Management in the Andes of Ecuador – by Fabricio Narváez, Executive Director, Fundación Condor Andino
• Assessing and Managing Incidents of Bear Attacks in Canadian National Parks – by Steve Michel, Parks Canada Agency

12:00PM – Lunch (on your own)

1:30PM – WORKSHOP: Standardizing data collection across jurisdictions – Carl Lackey, Nevada Department of Wildlife, IUCN Bear Specialist Group, Member, North American Bears Expert Team, & Sonia Nicholl, Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative

3:00PM – Session IV. Community-Based Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation: Part I

• The Missoula Bear Smart Working Group: The Challenge of Human-Bear Conflict Management in an Urban Environment – by Christopher Servheen, Montana Wildlife Federation
• Reducing Bear Conflicts Through Attractant Prioritization – by Anna Baize, University of Montana
• North Bay Bear Collaborative- How Stakeholders are Coming Together Re-Member a Bear Culture in San Francisco’s North Bay – by Meghan Walla-Murphy, North Bay Bear Collaborative
• Implementation of Bear-Resistant Residential Waste Carts, How Bears are Breaking Them and Next Steps – by Bob Hansen, WildSafeBC

4:00PM – Evening Announcements/Adjourn

6:30PM – Dinner Banquet (Included with registration. In the Grand Ballroom)

     

7:30AM – Loading Oral Presentations (In the Grand Ballroom. Mandatory for Thursday presenters)

8:00AM – Announcements

8:15AM – Session IV. Community-Based Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation: Part II

• Twelve Years of Studying & Preventing Human-Andean Bear Conflict in the Northern Andes of Ecuador, Imbabura Province – by Andres Laguna, Fundación Cóndor Andino
• Achieving Coexistence With the Sun Bear in Northeastern India: The provision of Practical Co-Benefits to Communities is Critical to Achieving Long-Term Outreach Impact – by Sushanto Gouda, Mizoram University
• How a Celebrity Bear Spurred a Community into Action – by Kristin Combs, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates/Jackson Hole Bear Solutions
• People Living in Harmony with Bears: A Community-Centered Model from Lake Tahoe – by Devon Barone, BEAR League Lake Tahoe
• A Cooperative Approach to Managing Human/Bear Coexistence in an Urban Environment – by Holly Reisner, North Shore Black Bear Society
• An Apple a Day Keeps the Bear Away – by Kristina Boyd, Pink Bench Distilling
• Education is Not Enough: Empowering Community Organizations for More, A Case Study from Girdwood, Alaska, by Alayna DuPont, Girdwood Bear Aware

10:15AM – Break

10:35AM – Session IV. Community-Based Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation: Part III

• Sloth Bear-Human Conflict and Local Communities’ Perception in the Tadoba Landscape, India – by Sandeep Sharma, Freelance Consultant
• Bears of Nepal: Current Status and Human-Wildlife Conflict Dynamics – by Rishi Baral, Hokkaido University
• Killing the “Human-Eating Bear”: Building Bidirectional Fear Between Tibetans and Tibetan Brown Bears in Eastern Tibetan Plateau – by Yuqiu Li, MS Candidate, Yale School of the Environment
• Human-Bear Conflict in Bhutan: A Conservation and Livelihood Challenge – by Sonam Wangchuk
• Monitoring Brown Bear Activity in Conflict-Prone Villages in Armenia – by Astghik Markosyan, The German Nature Protection Union
• Asiatic Black Bear Attacks in Kashmir and Community Engagements: A Way Forward, by Aaliya Mir, Wildlife SOS

12:00PM – Lunch (on your own)

2:00PM – PANEL DISCUSSION: Eurasia, North America & South America – Can We Leverage Data from Well-Studied Bear Species to Those Less Studied? – TBD

3:00PM – Exit Survey

3:15PM – INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION: Where do we go from here?

4:00PM – Adjourn – See you at the 8th IHBCW!!

     

8:30AM – Optional Field Trips/Trainings