BEARS MATTER Ltd.
BEARS MATTER Ltd., (formerly Bear Matters B.C.) based in British Columbia, is an organization that focuses on the protection of all eight species of bears in the world. Bear Matters BC launched a blog in 2006 to support bear conservation and it is now time to take the next step and fundraise through partnerships and networking. We have incorporated Bears Matter as a small business and will fundraise more effectively through retail sales of Warm Buddy Products both on and off line. Warm Buddy Products include a unique list of quality aromatherapy bear themed products that will fly off the shelves to bear-minded people around the world - “giving that keeps on giving”. ALL profits from sales of Bears Matter Store will be go to bear conservation organizations. Bears Matter understands that funding is critical to the success of programs striving to ensure bear species are protected and their habitat is conserved.
Note: By becoming a business, rather than an non-profit society, Bears Matter can continue to be involved in advocacy for bears whenever necessary. Canadian non-profit charities are subject to strict rules that keeps advocacy somewhat controlled especially when being critical of government policies and practises.
MISSION:
Bears Do Matter to All of US! Therefore, our mission at Bears Matter Ltd., is to help conserve all species of wild bear populations. How? By providing a forum and funding for specific bear conservation issues around the world. It is vital that we help foster a better understanding of bear behaviour and the necessity to preserve bear habitat. Also through our campaign alerts and blog we will encourage the sharing of new research and objectives in the field of bear conservation amongst wildlife practitioners, stakeholders and the general public.
BEARS MATTER Campaigns and Action Alerts:
Only by bringing bear protection campaigns and corresponding action alerts to the people who share our love for our wild and urban bears can we begin to foster a better understanding of what bears need to survive in this ever changing world. We also have to realize and appreciate how important bears are to our culture, society, economy, spirituality and ecology in Canada and around the world. With a better understanding of these highly evolved, intelligent and sentient beings, it is our hope that the governing decision makers will draft and adopt more appropriate wildlife policies and practises reflecting a greater respect and value for all bears.
Working together at Bears Matter Ltd:
We would like to see a significant reduction in the number of human-bear interactions and conflicts during this decade, thereby reducing the need to kill, relocate and manage bears.
We support rehabilitation of any wild orphan bear species as an option for injured or orphaned cubs which helps conserve individual bears, aids research, furthers education and is the right thing to do.
We support important bear conservation work both inside and outside of North America that strives to maintain an viable population of wild bears. Seven of the eight species of bears are extremely threatened or endangered and need world-wide attention brought to bear on various governmental agencies.
Barbara Murray
Director, Bears Matter Ltd.
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