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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).

$69.99 + GSTRecord of TrainingValid 36 monthsOnline — self-paced
Expert interviews throughoutAbout 2.5 hours — start immediatelyCertificate valid 36 months

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.

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How buying works — about a minute

  1. Click the link above to open the course in our training store.
  2. Choose Buy now, or Add to cart if you’re buying several.
  3. Create an account (or sign in if you already have one).
  4. 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.

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