Bear With Us Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre for Bears

Bear With Us Mission: To promote the understanding and respect for the bear family, a species near the top of the evolutionary scale, a species in direct niche competition with the human race.

Fulfilling the mission: The four primary areas of operation for Bear With Us are:

1-Black Bear Rehabilitation; orphaned bear cubs and injured bears cared for and returned to the wild in a high state of health.
2-Bear Sanctuary; various species; A comfortable place to stay for permanent non-releasable bears such as ex-circus bears, zoo excess or illegal pet confiscations.
3-Education; (a)-Off location slide/video presentations for groups at Provincial Parks, schools, cub and guides, other young people’s groups, nature clubs and more. (b)-Comprehensive website, Facebook page and a special educational Facebook page for Molly Bear. (c)-One on one phone conversations and email responses to individuals with questions regarding bears.
4-Conflict Resolution; Assisting people and bears to coexist together. Individual consultation with people about how not to encourage or discourage a nuisance bear by removing food attractants, live trapping and relocating individual bears when other potential solutions have been exhausted.

Bear With Us has received international attention on several occasions. Examples such as the arrival of Molly in 1994, an abused circus black bear from Ireland. Soon to follow was another ex circus bear from England, Yogi in April 1995 spear headed by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). Yogi and Molly are still happily residing at Bear With Us in 2011. In July of 2008, Bear With Us allowed the Oasis HD Nature Channel to film the release of seven 18 month old orphaned cubs being returned to the wild.

“For nineteen years (2011) I have worked with adult wild black bears that are victims of hunting, automobile and other injuries, assisted orphan cubs until old enough to be returned to wild, plus worked with home owners and perceived nuisance bears. This work has allowed me the privilege to observe the many varied reactions to human interference exhibited by the bears. What I find incredible is a bear’s ability for exhibiting restraint.” …Mike McIntosh

Each year Bear With Us is required to renew Ministry of Natural Resources Authorizations. a) Keep captive, rehabilitate and return black bears to the wild. b) Keep black bears permanently in captivity. c) Act as an agent when working to resolve human/bear conflicts such as live trapping and relocating a bear.

We sincerely hope you find this website informative and a good resource. This site was of considerable cost but necessary to get our message out there. Please feel free to blog your questions or comments.