Program of circumpolar workshop on human-polar bear conflict reduction and mitigation Framsenteret, Tromsø, Norway February 25-27, 2013

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1 Program of circumpolar workshop on human-polar bear conflict reduction and mitigation Framsenteret, Tromsø, Norway February 25-27, 2013 Tuesday 26 February Introductions and topical presentations Time Topic Presentation Presenter Facilitator 09:00-09:10 Welcome - Context of workshop - Aim of workshop - Programme and practical info 09:10-09:30 09:30-9:50 Introduction to the Circumpolar human-polar bear conflict reduction and mitigation workshop Background overview - PB management and the 1973 Agreement - Range States actions - Circumpolar Plan Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG) and humanbear conflict Rachel Vallender 09:50-10:30 History of Bear Human Conflict - Past to present - What we know and what we do not know Doug Clark 10:30-10:45 Break 10:45-11:10 Range state introductions Peter Lovstrom Past, present, and future polar bear 11:10-11:35 Canada Rachel Vallender management. End with 11:35-12:00 management of human-bear USA Terry DeBruyn 12:00-12:25 interaction Russia Alexander Kirilov 12:25-13:25 Lunch 13:25-13:30 Reconvene WWF Femke

2 13:30-14:00 Chukotka, Russia Chukotka polar bear patrol. History, principles, experience, plans and prospects Andrei Boltunov Koopmans 14:00-14:30 14:30-15:00 reduction in local settlements Manitoba, Canada Polar Bear Alert Program in Manitoba and Polar Bear Safety Nunavut, Canada - Wildlife deterrent programme initiatives of Gov. of Nunavut - Polar bear guard training Daryll Hedman Bob Hansen 15:15-15:45 15:45-16:15 16:15-16:45 reduction in local settlements Nunavut, Canada Nunavut Arviat activities in human-polar bear conflict reduction Alaska Nanuuq Commission Long Range Deterrence and Diversionary Feeding Plan TBD: Conflict reduction projects from the field in 16:45-17:00 Discussions and wrap up day 1 WWF 17:00 End Bob Hansen & Whitney Youngman Erling Madsen Femke Koopmans

3 Wednesday 27 February Topical presentations and Polar Bear Human Information Management System (PBHIMS) Time Topic Presentation Presenter 09:00-09:30 Polar bear deterrence & detection- shared definitions and tools 09:30-10:00 Lethal vs. non-lethal means of Use of firearms Mike Pederson 10:00-10:30 defence and deterrence Use of bear spray James Wilder 10:30-11:00 Experiences and conflict reduction measures in Chukotka Eduard Zdor 11:00-11:15 Break 11:15-11:30 11:30-12:00 12:00-13:00 Lunch Introduction PBHIMS 13:00-15:00 Introduction PBHIMS General intro to this part of the workshop PBHIMS overview - History - Partnership PBHIMS overview - US & NO preliminary results - Demo Terry DeBruyn James Wilder Terry DeBruyn James Wilder 15:15-15:45 How PBHIMS is used in country/ jusrisdiction Dayll Hedman 15:45-16:15 16:15-16:45 Range state updates How it will help polar bear management programmes Bob Hansen Melissa Gibbons Gert Polet Gert Polet 16:45-17:30 Next steps for PBHIMS - Range States meeting focus - Deployment across countries - Data collection and entry - Data access - Public portal and annual summary products Moderated group discussion Terry DeBruyn, James Wilder, 17:30-17:45 Wrap up day 2 17:45 End

4 Thursday 28 February Topical presentations and conclusive discussions with focus on Svalbard Time Topic Presentation Presenter 09:00-09:10 Introduction WWF 09:10-09:35 Range state introduction Past, present, and future polar bear management. End with management of human-bear interaction Norway To be confirmed Reduce and prevent hazardous situations between 09:35-10:00 Karl Våtvik polar bear and human in the future 10:00-10:25 reduction experience and Tourism in polar bear territory Trygve Steen "But he isn't wearing anything at all!" 10:25-10:50 Tourism Tourism impact reduction on Svalbard through Morten Jørgensen better management 10:50-11:05 Break 11:05-11:30 11:30-11:55 11:55-12:20 12:20-12:45 reduction experience and Tourism reduction experience and Field research and management Expedition cruising in polar bear areas Field experience from polar bear research on Svalbard Police department response to polar bear incidents at Extremehuken (2010) and von Post (2011) Svalbard Environmental Acts rules - Behaviour towards polar bears - New rules on protection in the field - Governor's office preventive measures Jørn Henriksen Jon Aars Magnus Andersen Øysteinn Overrein Arild Lyssand Espen Stokke

5 12:45-13:45 Lunch 13:45-14:00 Reconvene and intro best practices How WWF has dealt with learning of best practices on conflict mitigation knowledge transfer 14:00-15:00 Plans for going forward Discussion Agree on way forward Moderated group discussion Best practices, lessons learned and next steps: - Conflict reduction plan for the RS? - Implementing PBHIMS? - Evaluation of methods and interventions? - Regional pilot projects? - Model bear safe communities? & Sybille Klenzendorf 15:15-16:15 Plans for going forward Discussion Agree on way forward 16:15-16:30 Wrap up day 3 Reconvene group discussion & Sybille Klenzendorf 16:30 End With support from

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