Urban Bear Coexistence Monitoring
Protect Communities. Understand Bears. Make Better Decisions
K9 Enviro Group provides urban bear coexistence monitoring in British Columbia using trained detection dogs. The program is an operational framework for evidence-based human–bear conflict reduction. Our program helps municipalities, communities, and land managers better understand bear movement, diet, and habitat use, enabling them to reduce conflict and take targeted, effective action.
By locating and analyzing bear scat, our detection dog team delivers non-invasive, data-driven insights to help support Bear Smart and WildSafe BC initiatives.
What We Can Identify
Scat detection locations can be combined with GIS, habitat data, and diet analysis to examine:
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Bear-use areas and travel corridors
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Natural and human food sources
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Seasonal patterns of activity
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Determine how many individual bears are associated with anthropogenic foods
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Identify activity hotspots and travel routes
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Connect biological results with mapped attractants and conflict records
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Prioritize mitigation actions
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Evaluate whether management measures are working
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Establish a baseline for future monitoring
From Detection to Decision
Individual detections become more informative when viewed in relation to habitat, development, attractants, and other detections. Our approach converts field observations into spatial information to help communities identify where management efforts will have the greatest impact.
Optional Analysis
Depending on program objectives, scat samples can support genetic testing for individual identification, sex, and population assessment.
Who Is This For
Municipalities | Indigenous communities | Environmental consultants | Researchers | Land managers
British Columbia continues to experience increasing human–bear interactions as urban areas expand into wildlife habitat.
Most current programs rely on:
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Sightings
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Complaints
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Attractant mapping
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Attractant mitigation
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Education
While valuable, these methods often lack direct ecological data.
Our approach adds a critical missing layer: What bears are actually doing on the landscape.
This allows communities to:
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Avoid unnecessary spending in low-use areas
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Apply for funding with data-driven information
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Focus mitigation where it matters most
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Improve public safety
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Support long-term co-existence strategies
Why This Matters for BC Communities
Service Area
Based in British Columbia, K9 Enviro Group provides urban bear monitoring services across:
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Lower Mainland
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Fraser Valley
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Vancouver Island
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Sea to Sky Country
Request a Consultation
Interested in bringing detection dog-based bear monitoring to your community?
We'd be happy to discuss your project and determine how this program can help you achieve your goals.