International Association for Bear Research and Management
The International Association for Bear Research and Management (IBA), sometimes shortened to International Bear Association, is a professional organization for biologists, wildlife managers and others which focuses on wildlife conservation of the eight species of bear. The organization has over 550 members in 50 countries. Its focuses are scientific management of bears; research, distribution of information, and international conferences on bear biology, ecology and management.
Conferences and publications
The IBA hosts at least one conference in North America and at least one in Eurasia every three years. The 2013 conference was the 22nd, and took place September 15–21, 2013, in Provo, Utah, US. The first was held during August 1968 in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.[1]
The IBA partners with the
See also
References
- ^ "International Association for Bear Research & Management :: Conferences & Workshops". www.bearbiology.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-09.