Bear safety is an essential component of community engagement and will be a top priority for the communities in the region and those who work on the land. The region is home to not only Grizzly Bears, but also a healthy population of Black Bears. If the United States begins to reintroduce Grizzly Bears, then communities, governments and recreationists will need to make an effort to improve the human-to-bear coexistence in a healthy way. The safety of both bears and humans is top priority. In efforts to address this concern, the Joint Nations Grizzly Bear Initiative has developed a draft stewardship strategy that includes initiatives around human-to-bear risk management and will be shared on this website shortly.