by Nils Pedersen | Jun 9, 2026 | Fundraising
HAPPY 16TH BIRTHDAY, SOLEDAD! Help us raise $16,000 in honor of Soledad’s 16th birthday and her lifetime of achievement helping make the world safer for bears & people SCAN ME TO DONATE or click on the link: 16 Years for Soledad – Honoring a Lifetime of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
