1. Advancing Bear Care 2009, Program and Proceedings. November 6^th – 8^th 2009. Downloadable version.
2. Behavior-based Bear Husbandry for Winter Denning: A Practical Application at Fortress of the Bear, Sitka, Alaska. ABC 09' Paper presentation. Downloadable Version.
3. Integrated Roles of Wild Versus Captive Studies of Bear Behavior.  Stephen Stringham. ABC '09 Poster presentation. Downloadable verion. 
4. BIERZS 2007 Bear Information Exchange for Rehabilitators, Zoos & Sanctuaries, Program and Abstracts. August 24th – 26th 2007. Downloadable version.

1. Among the Bears – Raising Orphan Cubs in the Wild. Benjamin Kilham and Ed Gray, 2002. A John Macrae Book, Henry Holt and Company, pp 289.
2. Bear Attacks – Their Causes and Avoidance. Stephen Herrero, 2003. McCelland & Stewart Ltd. pp 282.
3. Don’t Shoot the Dog – The New Art of Teaching and Training. Karen Pryor, 1999. A Bantam Trade Paperback – Nonfiction, pp 202.
4. Hand-Rearing Wild and Domestic Mammals. Laurie Gage, 2002. Iowa State Press, pp 279.
5. Kinship to Mastery – Biophilia in Human Evolution and Development. Stephen R. Kellert, 1997. A Shearwater Book, Island Press, pp 256.
6. Pleasurable Kingdom – Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good. Jonathan Balcombe, 2006. Macmillan, pp 274.
7. Polar Bears. Ian Stirling, 1998. The University of Michigan Press, pp 220.
8. Smiling Bears - A Zookeeper Explores the Behavior and Emotional Life of Bears. Else Poulsen, 2009. Greystone Publishing, pp 272.
9. Stereotypic Animal Behaviour – Fundamentals and Applications to Welfare, 2nd Edition. Edited by G. Mason and J. Rushen, 2006. CAB International, pp 367.
10. The Emotional Lives of Animals – A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow and Empathy – and Why they Matter. Marc Bekoff (author), Jane Goodall (forward), 2007. New World Library, pp 244.
11. The Shape of Enrichment Journal – A Quarterly Source of ideas for Enrichment - Subscribe at http://www.enrichment.org/.
12. The Zoo Proffessionals Book Store: http:/astore.amazon.com/zoonewsdigest-20? encoding=UTF8&node+150 
13. Walking with the Bears – One Man’s Relationship with Three Generations of Wild Bears. Terry D. Debruyn, 1999. The Lyons Press, pp 248.
14. Wild Animals in Captivity – an Outline of the Biology of Zoological Gardens. H. Hediger, 1950. Butterworths Scientific Publications, pp 207.
15. Wild Health – How Animals Keep Themselves Well and What We Can Learn From Them. Cindy Engel, 2002. Houghton Mifflin Company, pp 276.
16. Winter World – the Ingenuity of Animal Survival. Bernd Heirich, 2003. Harper Collins Books, pp 347.

1. Andean Bears

Spectacled Bear Conservation http://www.spectacledbearconservation.com


2. Bear Ecotourism

Bear Viewing Association www.bear-viewing-in-alaska.info


3. Bear Rehabilitators

Island Wildlife Natural Care Center www.sealrescue.org

North Island Wildlife Recovery Association www.niwra.org

Northern Lights Wildlife Society http://www.wildlifeshelter.com

Wildlife Haven Ranch www.wildhaven.org

Woodlands Wildlife Rescue www.woodlandswildlife.org


4. Bear Sanctuaries

Indigo Mountain Nature Center www.indigomtn.org

Peace River Refuge & Ranch www.peaceriverrefuge.org

Safe Haven Rescue Zoo www.safehavenwildlife.com

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge www.turpentinecreek.org


5. Bear Welfare and Conservation

Animals Asia Foundation AAF www.animalsasia.org

Bear Matters www.bearmatters.com

International Fund for Animal Welfare IFAW www.ifaw.org/splash.php

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA www.peta.org

World Society for the Protection of Animals WSPA www.wspa-international.org


6. Behavior Management

www.activeenvironments.org


7. Education & Research

www.bear.org/website/

www.carnivoreconsercation.org/portal/index.php

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center www.nhnature.org

Wisconsin Black Bear Center www.wisconsinblackbears.com


8. Enclosure Design

www.largebearenclosures.com/


9. Enrichment

The Shape of Enrichment www.enrichment.org


10. Neonatal Care

www.zoomom.com


11. Polar Bears

Polar Bears International www.polarbearsinternational.org/


12, Social Behavior

http://www.channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/wild/3338/Overview#tab-Videos/05089+00


13. Sun Bears

Bornean Sun Bear Consercation www.sunbears.wildlifedirect.org


14. Veterinary Hospitals

Route 140 Veterinary Hospital www.route140vet.com


15. Wildlife Media

www.wildlifemedia.org


16. Zoos with Bears

Brookfield Zoo www.czs.org/czs/Brookfield/Zoo-Home.aspx

Cincinnati Zoo www.cincinnatizoo.org

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo www.clemetzoo.com

Columbus Zoo www.columbuszoo.org

Copenhnage Zoo www.zoo.dk

Detroit Zoo www.detroitzoo.org

Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary www.folsomzoofriends.org

Fortress of the Bear www.fortressofthebear.org

Little Rock Zoo www.littlerockzoo.org

Oakland Zoo www.oaklandzoo.org

Queens Zoo WCS  www.queenszoo.com

San Francisco Zoo www.sfzoo.org

SeaWorld of San Diego www.seaworld.com/sandiego/

Utah's Hogle Zoo www.hoglezoo.org

Zoo Atlanta www.zooatlanta.org