Arrange to Have a Product Tested

What’s New for 2020?

Some fees have increased.

At this time, the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center (GWDC) in West Yellowstone, Montana is the only facility approved for testing products for the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee’s (IGBC) bear-resistant products testing program. Anyone wishing to have a container tested through this program is responsible for having the container(s) delivered to the GWDC and also for arranging to either have containers(s) returned to them at their expense or arranging for GWDC to keep or dispose of the tested product(s). Instructions for submitting a product to be tested are listed below.

Products will be tested on a first-come, first-served basis as time and weather permit. Live-bear testing will be conducted between April 1 and September 31. Product submitters who are interested in attending the test in person should advise the GWDC in advance so arrangements can be made.