What You'll Learn During Our Time Together

Welcome back! In our last lesson, we discussed the necessity of bear safety training. Now, let’s dive into what you will learn in this course.

In this course, we’ll cover:

Bear Awareness and Safety Certificate

• Myths and misconceptions about bears
• Dynamics of bear encounters
• How to assess and respond to encounters
• Bear communication
• Bear spray and other deterrents
• A review and knowledge quiz to reinforce your learning

CBVA Level #1 Bear Viewing Guide Certification

• Bear Viewing in BC
• Defining your guide practice
• Understanding and recognizing bear behaviour
• CBVA Bear Viewing Best Practices

Today, we outlined the key topics and skills you will gain from this course. In the next lesson, you will be introduced to the Commercial Bear Viewing Association.

Lesson Action Steps

And if you have any questions or thoughts along the way, feel free to post in the comment section or shoot me an email at daryl@daryldancer.com. I’m here to help and would love to hear from you!