2024 Western Black Bear Workshop

A WAFWA Sanctioned Workshop

The Western Black Bear Workshop is held every three years by the Human-Wildlife Conflicts Committee sanctioned by WAFWA. The workshop provides a forum where leading black bear managers and researchers share research results, management strategies, and emerging issues in the realms of black bear management throughout North America.

The 2023 Western Black Bear Workshop was postponed and will now be held in Jackson, Wyoming in May 2024. Information on this workshop will be posted as they come available.

1994. Proceedings of the 5th Western Black Bear Workshop, Utah (PDF, 3 MB)

1997. Proceedings of the 6th Western Black Bear Workshop, Washington (PDF, 13 MB)

2000. Proceedings of the 7th Western Black Bear Workshop, Oregon (PDF, 1 MB)

2003. Proceedings of the 8th Western Black Bear Workshop, Montana (PDF, 5 MB)

2006. Proceedings of the 9th Western Black Bear Workshop, New Mexico (PDF, 1 MB)

2009. Proceedings of the 10th Western Black Bear Workshop, Nevada (PDF, 3 MB)

2012. Proceedings of the 11th Western Black Bear Workshop, Idaho(PDF, 11 MB)

2015. Proceedings of the 12th Western Black Bear Workshop, Alberta (document not available)

2018. Proceedings of the 13th Western Black Bear Workshop, Colorado (PDF, 15 MB)

Workshop Proceedings