JAHTI Article: Erauspojan’s Wonderland is a Treasure Trove of Stories and Hunting Memories

by Nils Pedersen | Jan 29, 2026 | Media

Photo Credit: Teksti ja kuvat: Mari Lohisalo  22.12.2025 The car turns onto Vääräjärventie Road in the northern part of Posio. There are no onlookers in sight, only a few occasional reindeer lazily glance at the passing car. After a while, a sign in the shape of a...

Karelian Bear Dogs are Protecting Crews and Lifting Spirits at Interior Alaska Fire Camps

by Nils Pedersen | Sep 16, 2025 | Media

  Outside the Interior Alaska community of Delta Junction, firefighters have been working to contain wildfires for weeks. And as if that job wasn’t hard enough, some crews are having trouble with bears. Ben Gage, a spokesperson for the crews working around...

Wildlife K-9 Handler Team Help Keep Bears Wild in Yosemite National Park

by Nils Pedersen | Aug 15, 2025 | Notes from the Field

Wildlife K-9 Handler Team in Yosemite National Park!     Lead Bear Technician, Erin DeGutis, and Wildlife K-9 “Yoshi” are working hard to keep wild bears wild in Yosemite! Yoshi helps DeGutis track black bears in front country areas like campgrounds and push bears...

Help Support the Next Generation of Workings Karelian Bear Dogs in Japan!

by Nils Pedersen | Dec 8, 2023 | Fundraising

“Bear dogs (special conflict prevention dogs) do not only chase bears, but also have many opportunities to interact with people, so in order to become a breeding dog, the desired temperament is not only the courage to confront bears, but also the ability to...

Jessica Reyes – 2023 IBA Chuck Jonkel Scholarship Award Recipient!

by Nils Pedersen | Jun 9, 2023 | Notes from the Field

We are very proud to announce that Jessica Reyes is the recipient of the 2022-23 International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA) Special Grants Committee – Chuck Jonkel Scholarship Award! Reyes has served as a Wind River Bear Institute (WRBI)...