How to be WildSmart

How to be WildSmart

How to Be WildSmart is a fun, interactive course for residents, visitors, and frontline staff in the Bow Valley! Learn how to safely coexist with wildlife, manage attractants, handle encounters, use bear spray, and more—all in under an hour.

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome!
2. WildSmart Program
3. What does it mean to coexist with wildlife?
4. DIG DEEPER!
1. Local Wildlife
2. DIG DEEPER!
1. Introduction
2. Avoiding Encounters with Wildlife
3. Handling Encounters with Wildlife
4. STOP, TALK & WALK
5. Quiz
6. DIG DEEPER!
1. Bears 101
2. Seasonal Considerations
3. DIG DEEPER!
4. Handling Bear Attacks
5. Self Reflection Question
6. Handling Bear Attacks
7. Know your Bears
8. Why do bears and other wildlife come into town?
9. Quiz
10. DIG DEEPER!
1. Elk 101
2. Elk Calving Season (May-June)
3. Elk Calving and Rutting Seasons
4. Handling Encounters with Elk
5. Quiz
6. DIG DEEPER!
1. Cougars 101
2. Handling Encounters with a Cougar, Wolf, or Coyote
3. Quiz
4. DIG DEEPER!
1. Bear Spray
2. A Safety for your Safety
3. How to Use Bear Spray
4. Bear Spray FAQ's
5. Quiz
1. Being WildSmart at Home (Residents)
2. Tips for Being WildSmart at Home
3. Bird Feeders
4. Extra Considerations
5. Fruit Trees & Bears
6. Important Reminders About Fruit Trees
7. Seasonal Considerations
8. Holiday Season
9. Quiz
10. DIG DEEPER!
11. DIG DEEPER! Recommended Plant Species List for the Bow Valley
1. Give Wildlife Space
2. Report Wildlife
3. Pets
4. Quiz
5. DIG DEEPER!
1. Being WildSmart on the Trails
2. Wildlife Corridors
3. Garbage
4. Never Feed Wildlife
5. Road & Mountain Biking and Trail Running
6. Being WildSmart When Camping
7. Quiz
8. DIG DEEPER!
1. Being a WildSmart Business
2. DIG DEEPER!
1. Closing Video
2. DIG DEEPER!
1. Nature for Newcomers
2. For Kids
3. Living with Bears
4. Holiday Season Decorating Guide

About this course

Free
69 lessons

This online training course was made possible with the generous support from: