IBA elections are around the corner.  As with our newsletters and other IBA business, we are now all-electronic.  This year's elections will be conducted via our website and an electronic voting form that will require your individually assigned "voting code."  To find out how to vote, and to learn about our great candidates, click here>>>

The 21st International Conference on Bear Research & Management will be in India!  Join us in New Delhi, and mark November of 2012 on your calendars! For more information, click here>>>

The January 15 Deadline is quickly approaching for poster abstracts for the 4th International Human-Bear Conflicts Workshop, which will be held in Missoula, Montana.  The dates are March 20-22, 2012.  Click here>>> for more information.

January 15 is also the Call for Papers deadline for the 11th Western Black Bear Workshop, which will be held in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho.  The dates are May 21-24, 2012.  Click here>>> for PDF Registration, or contact Dave Smith.

Beginning in 2011, the International Bear News will be published electronically.  The IBN also publishes reviews about books on bears, and articles pertinent to bears in history and culture.  Be sure that your electronic information is updated in our IBA database by sending us your current email.  Click here>>> to submit your information.

Polar Bear Specialist Group Releases 15th Working Meeting Proceedings

Talk about comprehensive: Scientists with the IUCN/SSC Polar Bear Specialist Group have released the proceedings from their 15th working meeting, held June 20-July 3, 2009, in Copenhagen.  To read more, click here>>>

At their March 2009 meeting in Tromsø, Norway, the five polar bear range states expressed deep concern over the accelerating rate and extent of changes in the Arctic induced by climate warming. They unanimously agreed that the impacts of climate change and the continued and increasing loss and fragmentation of sea ice - the key habitat for both polar bears and their main prey - constituted the most important threat to polar bear conservation.  In their statement, however, the PBSG encourages the Government of Nunavut to re-examine its position and adhere to the international Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears.  Read more here>>>

Online Membership is finally here! Membership in the IBA pays off for bear researchers, managers, and conservationists alike.  The IBA offers connectivity with peers, professional meetings, publications, and updated information and news pertaining to bears and bear projects worldwide.  Click on our Membership Page to learn more, or to sign up now!

Give to bear conservation without leaving your desk!  The Bear Conservation Fund works to advance the conservation of all bear species, particularly those most at risk, by providing funds for grants programs of the IBA. These generate the information and collaboration necessary for effective science-based conservation of bears and bear habitats.  The Bear Conservation Fund is now accepting donations online, with IBA membership close behind on the schedule.  To learn more about online giving, click here>>>

Occassionally, the IBA needs to contact you regarding important notices, membership renewal, and conference announcements.  Your updated email address is necessary for us to contact you!  To update your email address, click here>>>

Ursus Journal is now located at www.bearbiology.com.  Ursus includes a variety of articles on all aspects of bear management and research worldwide.  Original manuscripts are welcome.  In addition to manuscripts reporting original research, submissions may be based on thoughtful review and synthesis of previously-reported information, innovative philosophies and opinions, and public policy or legal aspects of wildlife conservation.  Click here>>> and take a look!