About Bear Trust

Bear Trust International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit wildlife conservation organization founded in 1999 to help conserve all eight species of bears through three program areas: conservation education, wild bear research and management, and habitat conservation. Combined, these programs address the many contexts that are necessary for effective wildlife conservation. Bear Trust International envisions a world where wildlife prospers in its natural habitat while coexisting with environmentally sensitive economic development.

Bear Trust Mission

Bear Trust International is a non-profit conservation organization working for wild bears and wildlife. We believe that wild bears in their natural habitat are key indicators of ecosystem health. Their ability to sustain themselves is, therefore, critical to wildlife. Bear Trust strives to reinforce ecosystem viability through habitat conservation and education projects that build on available research.

Bear Trust Core Program Initiatives

Conservation Education

Wild Bear Research and Management

Habitat Conservation

Bear Trust Goals

Conserve and enhance wild bear populations, other wildlife, and their natural habitats

Foster cooperation among governments, federal and state agencies, public and private orgnanizations, and individuals in wildlife management and habitat conservation

Promote international research and program funding for wild bear and habitat projects

Educate the public about the impact of the world's population on wild bears, other wildlife, and natural resources

Bear Trust Objectives

Promote sound stewardship of the world's bear populations

Promote large, linked bear ecosystems, where the concept of bear habitat is increasingly defined from the point of view of the bear, rather than being limited by geopolitical boundaries

Publish information about bears and their habitats in easily accessible formats so that critical, basic information is available to a broad international base

Develop international, grassroots support for bear conservation

Develop a presence in international decision-making circles to impact policies that affect bear populations

Provide the public with contacts and information that assist them in minimizing property damage and nuisance-related problems

Bear Trust Organization

Bear Trust is governed by a board of directors, and guided by an advisory board.

Contact Information

Bear Trust International
PO Box 4006
Missoula, MT 59806

406.523.7779

email: info@beartrust.org