Bear Trust International

“Expenses social media 7,900 other promotional 9,008 office supplies 2,041 insurance 209 annual board meeting 2,000 bank charges 93 dues and filing fees 859 education programs 196 charitable contributions 3,539 clean air campaign 6,758 reimbursable expenses 2,084 total 34,687”

“Inventories for sale or use 17,198 17,186 art work investment 10,100 10,100 total 27,298 27,286”

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 2,187 1,640”

“Bear trust international works to conserve all eight species of the world's bears, other wildlife, and habitat. We believe that wild bears in their natural habitat are key indicators of ecosystem health. Their ability to sustain themselves is, therefore, critical to wildlife. Bear trust strives to reinforce ecosystem viability through habitat conservation and education projects that build on timely research.”

“During fiscal year 2017-2018, bear trust international focused very deligently on our five main platforms, education, research, management, habitat, and policy initiatives. We once again offered free lesson plans to teachers across north america and even worldwide. These lesson plans included the "gray wolves in the northern rockies: a conservation puzzle" offered in our student scienctist series. We worked with the national science teachers association, montana fish wildlife and parks, wild sheep foundation, and numerous other learning and teaching outlets. All of the courses are offered online, self-paced, and free. We then provide passcodes to educators once we confirmed their credentials as professional eucators. In terms of outreach, bear trust was represented at nearly all the main conservation conventions in the united states. We also attened the wild sheep foundtion convention in reno nevada to help promote our organizations conservation programs and policy. Bear trust international published multiple articles on the current issues facing bears worldwide with an indepth approach on north america. Bear trust is continuing the research program in india where we are using non- invasive techniques to estimate the size of this highly vulnerable bear species. In terms of management, bear trust contnued its work with indian collaborators on a program to reduce human-sloth bear conflict in gujarat, india to save lives of both humans and sloth bears. With regards to habitat conservation, bear trust and its partners successfully protected thousands of acres of black bear habitat in the southern united states. In our conservation policy efforts, bear trust worked hard as an active member of the american wildlife conservation partners to contribute to conservation policy at the federal and state levels. Bear trust was also active in working on the new farm bill which will positively benefit the long term survival of bear species in the united states. Bear trust is excited for the upcoming fiscal year and all the positive impact we can make.”