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Wilderness & Bear Awareness - Online
The biggest danger people face in outdoor survival situations is being unprepared. This online course — including interviews with outdoor-survival experts — gives you the information to handle most situations you may encounter in the outdoors when help isn't just around the corner. About 150 minutes online, with testing throughout (80% pass mark).
Who it’s for
- Anyone working in wilderness environments
- Hunters, campers & outdoor recreation
What you’ll cover
- Bear awareness: characteristics, behaviour & body language, hibernation, food sources
- Hunting, camping & travelling safely in bear country
- Avoiding encounters; defensive vs non-defensive attacks; when and how to play dead
- Bear spray and bear bangers
- Encounters with cougars, moose, elk, wolves & snakes
- Bites & stings: ticks, mosquitoes, bees; reducing Lyme disease exposure
- Food storage in campsites
- Emergency shelters — winter & summer
- Lightning, trees & high winds
- Signalling for help & making water safe to drink
- Preventing hypothermia & frostbite
Completion & certification
To receive your credentials you must attend and complete the entirety of the course and complete all the necessary components as required by the course provider.
- You receiveRecord of Training
- ValidityValid 36 months
- DeliveryOnline — self-paced
- JurisdictionCanada
Register & start today
This course runs entirely online through our training portal. Register and pay there, start immediately, and work at your own pace — your certificate of completion is ready to download the moment you pass.
How buying works — about a minute
- Click the link above to open the course in our training store.
- Choose Buy now, or Add to cart if you’re buying several.
- Create an account (or sign in if you already have one).
- Complete the course — your certificate is ready as soon as you pass.
Training a crew? Request a quoteand we’ll set the whole team up.
Common questions
Who is Wilderness & Bear Awareness - Online for?
Anyone working in wilderness environments; Hunters, campers & outdoor recreation.
How long is Wilderness & Bear Awareness - Online valid for?
The certificate is valid for 36 months from the course completion date, after which recertification is required.
How is the course delivered?
It's delivered fully online and self-paced — start any time and work through it at your own speed.
Can you deliver this course on-site for our crew?
Yes. Any course in our catalogue can run at your yard, camp, or office anywhere in BC and Alberta — based in Fort St. John, we travel province-wide. Request an on-site quote for group pricing.
What does Wilderness & Bear Awareness - Online cost?
$69.99 + GST per person. Group and on-site rates are available on request.