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Solutions that work for people and wildlife in the northern Rocky Mountains.

We envision an American West with healthy land, abundant wildlife, productive agriculture, and vibrant rural communities. Keystone species such as grizzly bears, wolves, cougars, and other native carnivores fulfill their ecological roles where the resources and conditions exist, and where people aspire to live with them. Looking for more information about the tools we use and resources for coexisting with carnivores? Follow our Tools and Resources page: https://www.facebook.com/People-and-Carnivores-Tools-and-Resources-Page

10/28/2026

A bear-safe camp kitchen! We lent a hand, along with some project partners, to build this electric fence around an outdoor kitchen and dining area for some seasonal employees near Glacier National Park.

Instead of a normal gate, an electrified mat sits at the entrance. The mat means people can come and go without having to worry about properly closing a gate. It’s safe to step on with shoes, but will give any barefoot (bearfoot?) visitors a shock.

10/26/2026

✨A glimpse at the glamorous life of an electric fence builder✨

It’s been a busy fall, building electric fences around livestock pens, fruit orchards, and other bear attractants. It hasn’t left much time to clean out vehicles…

10/20/2026

All types of household waste — garbage, recycling, and compost — can attract bears. Luckily, bear-resistant garbage cans aren’t picky about what you put in them.

We teamed up with Dirt Rich Compost and got them some bear-resistant garbage cans for their residential compost pickup service. It’s a win-win: healthier soil and safer bears.

10/15/2026

After recently building a house, a landowner near Kalispell reached out wanting an electric fence around her family's garden, especially before adding fruit trees. “That’s part of living here,” she said. “That’s what we’re supposed to be doing.”

Two weeks before we came out, she caught a black bear on her trail camera heading straight toward the garden. A week later, a grizzly bear did the same thing. Thankfully, the family kept their yard as “clean” as possible while waiting for the electric fence.

“I know if you attract bears, there’s more likelihood of running into them by accident, and then they’re going to be the ones that end up getting hurt,” the landowner said. “I don’t want that to happen because of us.”

With the fence up this summer and fall around full garden beds and fruit trees, this landowner is making sure bears stay safe.

10/09/2026

This is a food failure year, and that can affect bear behavior.

10/07/2026

Working with some friendly faces today! Our Northwest Montana field specialist is building an electric fence to deter bears from this property and shared this photo from the jobsite.

10/02/2026

Looking for ways to keep bears moving past your property? Electric fencing is one of the most effective ways to do that, especially for around chicken coops, fruit trees, and more. With it being such a high conflict year, it’s worth considering!

Check out our digital electric fencing manual to learn the basics: https://peopleandcarnivores.org/electric-fence-manual

09/30/2026

Last year, we helped this landowner in the Flathead Valley build an electric fence around his orchard to keep bears moving. He’d had black bears come into the orchard in the past.

This year, he noticed the fence wasn’t working as it should. So, we headed back out to see what was up, and luckily, found a simple fix. Weeds were touching the wire and drawing on the fence, making it less powerful than it should be.

The weeds got cut down, and we made a couple of other upkeep repairs, and now the fence is back in good working order!

09/23/2026

This is a difficult story to read, but an important one.

It paints a clear picture of how feeding bears--either intentionally or unintentionally--can put people in dangerous situations and lead to the death of a bear.

Amid a record-breaking year of Western bear-human conflict, the historically tolerant Red Lodge community is grappling with conflicting views on how to live with the species — and whether a 'fed bear' really should be a 'dead bear.'

09/21/2026

Fun fact for your Monday, on top of this really neat video: A group of bears is called a sloth or sleuth.

Tourists experienced a rare sight this past weekend when up to 19 grizzlies had a feeding frenzy on a carcass north of Yellowstone National Park. While…

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P. O. Box 6733
Bozeman, MT
59771

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+14065873389

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http://www.peopleandcarnivores.org/

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