Bow Valley WildSmart's goal is to teach residents and visitors to live smart with wildlife, and engage residents in community-driven initiatives that help reduce human/wildlife conflicts. We aim to do this through a number or programs and services throughout the year.
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INITIATIVES
Education & Outreach | Aversive Conditioning | Attractant Removal
Our goal is to develop a coordinated approach to education/outreach programs and help support direct management activities that will aid in increasing public safety and enjoyment as well as contribute towards sustainable wildlife populations.
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Attractant Management refers to the management of food sources that attract potentially dangerous wildlife into high human use areas such as residential areas, school grounds, commercial/recreational facilities, campgrounds and trails. Attractants can include natural foods such as fruit-bearing shrubs and trees, as well as unnatural human-related foods like garbage, coolers, compost, bird feeders and domestic livestock and pets.
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One management option used in the Bow Valley to discourage habituation and the related human caused mortality that often results is aversive conditioning. Aversive conditioning is a non-lethal form of conditioning to promote increased wariness of habituated bears and reduce bear-human interactions.
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