Wilderness & Bear Awareness

COURSE OVERVIEW

One of the main threats individuals encounter when venturing into the wilderness is a lack of preparation. This immersive online Wilderness & Bear Awareness course ensures you are well-equipped with the necessary knowledge for surviving in the wild. This course features expert interviews on diverse aspects of wilderness survival, offering vital insights to help you navigate potential threats when you are far from immediate assistance.

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

ONLINE COURSE DURATION

This Wilderness & Bear Awareness online course will take about 150 minutes to complete.

PASS MARK

The Wilderness & Bear Awareness course includes a testing phase to consolidate the information learned. A score of 80% or more is required to earn a certificate of completion. If the pass mark is not initially achieved, participants have two additional attempts.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available to download and print.

COURSE PREVIEW