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For The Love Of Bears is a nonprofit committed will reduce the probability of bears frequenting Cleaned Up For the Love of Bears aims
to bears and the critical ecosystems they call neighborhoods. to protect bears like 399 and her cubs from
home. Through conservation, education, research becoming habituated to humans and residential
and advocacy they seek to safeguard the future By encouraging those living in bear country to areas. Through the program, you can learn about
of bears. properly secure potential food sources like trash attractant mitigation and certify your home and
cans, pet food and livestock feed, For the Love property as bear-friendly. For the Love of Bears
The nonprofit organization was birthed in 2020 of Bears aims to decrease instances of human/ encourages anyone living near wild bears to get
by a group of photographers and friends who are bear conflict and protect bears from becoming certified and go beyond existing local ordinances
deeply passionate about bears and concerned habituated to humans - a situation that all too to ensure homes, properties and communities are
with the wide range of constant struggles frequently leads to euthanasia. Once a bear learns cleaned up properly - for the love of bears.
bears face, from land development to climate there is food to be found near humans, they can
change. Inspired to make a difference and to become bolder in their searches. What can you do to help bears today? Visit
give something back to the creatures they love, ForTheLoveOfBears.org to learn more and to make
they founded For the Love of Bears. The friends, World famous bear 399 and her quadruplet a generous contribution that will help bears stay
and now board members, bring their varying cubs caused quite a stir in Jackson, Wyoming wild and free. Together, we can safeguard the
backgrounds including marketing, nonprofit last fall for such behavior. 399 and her brood future of bears.
leadership, academia and biology together to were found frequenting yards, targeting beehives,
take on important issues such as cleaning up livestock feed and other unsecured attractants.
attractants and educating the public on how to Now three years old, the four cubs are expected
safely coexist with bears. to go out on their own this spring. It is imperative
the community takes action to prevent continued
For the Love of Bears has been hard at work frequenting from these youngsters as they are
supporting local projects, research and initiatives learning to survive on their own. Continued
across the United States, and now they have their human/bear conflict may lead to relocation or
first nationwide campaign. This year they launched euthanasia - outcomes that could have been
an initiative to protect wild bears living near the avoided if 399 and cubs had never learned to find
places people also call home. The initiative, food in the community.
“Cleaned Up For the Love of Bears,” is designed
to educate the public and encourage individual
commitments in making simple changes that

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