Picture3Template that can be used by federal, state/provincial, local, and tribal entities to develop their own agency, regional, or community-specific protocol or plans for responding to incidents where humans have been attacked by polar bears. The document can be a resource for items and actions to consider when responding to a polar bear attack that results in human injuries or a fatality.

A pdf copy of the template can be viewed and downloaded here

A MS Word copy of the themplate can be downloaded here

 


Latest Polar Bear Range States news and publications

2023-08-03

Applications for Observer status at the 2023 Polar Bear Range States Meeting of the Parties

Polar Bear Range States Meeting of the Paries (Virtual event), on October 30 - November 2, 2023. The Polar Bear Range States will host a Meeting of the Parties to the 1973 Agreement on the ...
2023-02-28

Polar bear sustainable harvest management white paper

Photo credit: Christian Artuso   A white paper entitled “Polar bear harvest management: defining biological sustainability, the components of a quantitative subpopulation assessment, and ...
2023-02-08

2023 Polar Bear Range States Biennial Meeting of the Parties

Polar Bear Range States meeting initially scheduled for May 9-11, 2023 in Iqaluit, Nunavut has been rescheduled to a virtual meeting for October 30 - November 2, 2023.   The Polar ...
2022-11-25

Call for Poster Presentations at PBRS 2023 Meeting of the Parties

Photo credit: destinationnunavut.ca  Polar Bear Range States meeting initially scheduled for May 9-11, 2023 in Iqaluit, Nunavut has been rescheduled to a virtual meeting for October 30 - ...
2022-10-05

Review and Analysis of Canadian Trade in Polar Bears from 2012–2021

A report “Review and Analysis of Canadian Trade in Polar Bears from 2012-2021” authored by Ernest W. T. Cooper has been published and presented on the Polar Bear Range States website. The purpose ...
2022-09-13

2023 Polar Bear Range States Conservation Award - Call for nominations

Polar Bear Range States meeting initially scheduled for May 9-11, 2023 in Iqaluit, Nunavut has been postponed to fall 2023.   The Polar Bear Range States are now accepting nominations for ...
2022-04-05

Lists of Polar-Bear Deterrence Programs and Training Protocols available across the Range States

Lists of Polar-Bear Deterrence Programs and Training Protocols available across the Range States have been published on the Polar Bear Range States website. Human-polar bear interactions are ...
2022-03-08

Human - Polar Bear Conflict Data

Data on human-polar bear conflict has been published on the Polar Bear Range States website. The data icludes information on both polar bears and humans injured or killed in conflict situations: ...
2022-03-06

Template for Developing Polar Bear-Human attack Response Plans

Template that can be used by federal, state/provincial, local, and tribal entities to develop their own agency, regional, or community-specific protocol or plans for responding to incidents where ...
2021-06-30

CAP 2020-2023 Implementation Plan pamphlet

The CAP 2020-2023 Implementation Plan pamphlet gives an overview of the Circumpolar Action Plan (CAP) and the main objectives set for the Implementation period of 2020-2023. The pamplet can be ...