IDAHO BLACK BEAR REHAB INC
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to give all orphaned cubs a second chance at life in the wild by: 1) Rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing orphaned cubs whenever possible. 2) Instituting bear rehabilitation programs and training rehabilitators in states where the option currently does not exist. 3) Working with state wildlife agencies to establish bear rehab as a standard part of their wildlife management policies. 4) Educating the public about bear rehab and our shared responsibility to protect wild bears and their habitat. 5) Continue learning and sharing rehab methods to successfully release orphaned cubs.
About This Cause
Making a Positive Difference in the World of Bears Since the first cub came to IBBR in 1989, over 250 bears have received care in our rehabilitation and release program. We know we’ve made a positive difference in the lives of those individual bears. We’re also confident that we’ve helped to foster an appreciation of the importance of individual animals in those who hear the story of those orphaned or injured bears, and those that hear about their successful release back into the wild for a second chance at freedom. IBBR is more than an organization that rehabilitates and releases black bears. We are known worldwide for the success of our program and methods. We are a leader in the development of government and rehab facility implementation of ethical standards and methods for the rehabilitation of bears. We are a source of assistance and guidance for bear rehab programs at other facilities worldwide. We are an organization that wants to instill in others the inherent value of the individual bear and to take responsibility for the protection of bears and the wild environment. IBBR is working hard to protect the future world of all bears. We are committed to sharing information with the public and wildlife agencies; information that can offer permanent and “bear positive” solutions to conflicts that without a different approach, lead to injury and orphaning of bears. We are working to build compassion, protection, and ownership for the welfare of bears and their environment by developing and sharing successful practices for living, working, and recreating in bear habitats. Education and Outreach for a Better Future Situations that result in the need for bear rehab, property damage, and personal injury, can be avoided by educating the public and offering tips and solutions on how to co-exist peacefully with bears. We have shared information with thousands of schoolchildren and the general public. We continue to make efforts to reach even more members of the local and worldwide community using social media and electronic mediums. We focus on an introduction to the world of the American Black Bear, and a unique glimpse into a program that works to rehabilitate and release orphaned and injured cubs back into the wild. The goals of our presentations include 1) Fostering an understanding and appreciation of the American Black Bear; 2) Educating children about the habits and habitat needs of the American Black Bear; 3) Giving an overview of a successful black bear rehabilitation program in Idaho; 4) Showing how one person’s efforts can make a long-term positive impact on not only the lives of individual bears, but also on programs working to save threatened species of bears, worldwide. In 2012, we introduced our Be BearWise initiative in communities and parks around the state of Idaho. We hope that our Be BearWise message will make a lasting and positive impact on wild bear populations and on the people who live and recreate in black bear habitat. In 2013, we took the first steps in implementing our IBBR CUB CAM project, which will continue our outreach efforts on a more effective and broader scale. By doing so, we will continue to fulfill our Mission using additional and new video and web stream technology that will create additional accessibility for the public. This project expands on our past efforts and will solidify our steps to bring our program into the regular curriculum of school children, university students, wildlife agencies, captive bear programs, and other professionals in the field of science and animal husbandry. It all started with… In 1989, one little bear entered our lives and was the founding force behind the organization of IBBR. One bear, orphaned and subsequently released, forever impacted us beyond our efforts to provide care, comfort, and future freedom for our charges. 25 years later, we had the extraordinary opportunity to provide care for an injured adult mother and cub. Both were successfully released, and the example of this project's success can be applied to other programs around the world. Orphaned and injured bears come to IBBR for a variety of reasons. In 1989 very few states were involved with bear cub rehabilitation, and fewer still had programs designed to prepare bears for life in the wild. By working closely with state, national, and worldwide bear experts, IBBR developed a successful rehabilitation program for the American black bear. IBBR’s pioneering methods have prompted wildlife departments from states that lack their own rehab programs to send their orphan cubs to IBBR. Scientists from around the world have looked to IBBR as a potential model in their efforts to restore threatened and endangered populations of bears. The rehabilitation program of IBBR has shown that orphaned bear cubs raised in captivity can develop into wild animals capable of surviving on their own. Based on data recovered over the past twenty-five (25) years, IBBR bears have documented survival rates up to six (6) years post-release. Radio collar tracking and post-mortem retrieval of ear tags document that few IBBR bears (< .015) have become involved in nuisance situations within 30 days post-release, and (< .02) within 31 days to 1 year post-release. Most bears (> .96) are successfully released. Support for the Future Your support is needed for us to continue to educate the public about bears and our shared responsibility to protect wild bears and their habitat, to continue in the development and implementation of ethical standards and methods for the rehabilitation of black bears everywhere, and to give all bears a second chance at freedom. For more information contact: Idaho Black Bear Rehab, Inc. (IBBR) 6097 Arney Lane, Garden City, Idaho 83714 info@bearrehab.org or visit www.bearrehab.org or Facebook