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Wilderness & Bear Awareness Course

Course Overview:

This online Wilderness & Bear Awareness course is applicable not only to workers that work in remote areas but also many of us who enjoy the outdoors recreationally. The course presents an emphasis on survival strategies, information which can come in extremely handy. A GPS might run out of juice, a quad has a major breakdown, the weather turns terrible, are all scenarios that might transform an ordinary day into an overnight survival situation.

A large range of pertinent topics are covered. Examples include handling encounters with all kinds of wildlife such as cougars, moose, elk, wolves, snakes and bears and key survival skills like shelter building, securing of drinking water and hypothermia prevention as well as preparing a survival kit. The entire content of the Bear Awareness course is embedded in this course.

Course Topics

• Responding appropriately to encounters with cougars, moose, elk, wolves, or snakes in the wild
• Minimizing and treating bites and stings from wood ticks, mosquitoes, and bees
• Bear awareness
  • Physical differences and general characteristics of bears
  • Bear behaviour and body language
  • Hibernation
  • Food sources
  • How to store food in a campsite
  • Hunting, camping, and travelling safely in bear country
  • Avoiding bear encounters
  • Recognizing and reacting to defensive and non-defensive attacks
  • When and how to play dead
  • Using and handling bear spray
  • Bear bangers
• Reducing exposure to Lyme disease
• Building emergency shelters in winter and summer months
• Reacting to lightning
• Staying safe around trees during normal and high-wind situations
• Signalling for help
• Making water safe for drinking
• Preventing hypothermia and frostbite

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​If a course with only bear awareness topics is more suitable, our Bear Awareness course may be a better option for you at only $39.95.

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Course Details:

DURATION:

PRICE: 

​PASSING MARK:

approx. 2.5 hours

​$69.95

​80%

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Online Assessment:

Students answer questions on the course material and are required to obtain a minimum passing mark of 80%. The student will have two additional opportunities to pass if required.

Completion Certificate:

Following successful completion of this course, the student will have the opportunity to download and print a certificate of completion. 

UNIVERSALLY COMPATIBLE:
This course was created using standards that will allow playback on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including Apple’s iTouch, iPad, and iPhone, as well as most other smart phones and tablets including those with Android and Windows operating systems.

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Bulk Purchases:

To order multiple copies of this course for employees, please do give us a call directly at the number on the bottom of the page.