CARNIVORES AND COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association’s Carnivores and Communities Program (CACP) works to reduce conflicts between people and large carnivores by reducing attractants for large carnivores through deadstock pickup, reducing the economic impact on landowners coexisting with large carnivores, and providing bear safety training for rural residents in and neighbouring Waterton Biosphere Region.
Supported cost-share projects could include, but are not limited to, electric fencing of attractants, grain bin retrofits or upgrades, installing bear-resistant grain bin doors, and hopper bottom installations.
Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association
Program Coordinator
1-403-653-2267
jbectell@watertonbiosphere.com
Additional Resources
A link to CACP resources including publications, guides, videos, and reports
A video showcasing the use of electric fences in large carnivore conflict prevention in the Province of Alberta
A map of CACP deadstock bin locations in southwestern Alberta
Photo Credit: Thomas Porter