My product is certified but missing or wrong on your site. How do I fix it?

Send the manufacturer, model, and certification number through the form. We check it against the official list, update the page, and note the change on our How We Verify page.

Can you list a product that is not on an IGBC or WMI/SEAFWA list?

Not as certified. Well-known uncertified brands go on our Other Brands page, where we describe only what we could verify. If you have test documentation, send it and we will read it.

How do you earn money?

We are an independent guide. We may be paid for passing along a quote request a visitor asked us to send, and any sponsorship is clearly labeled. Neither changes certification data or our written assessments.

I am a buyer, not a partner. Where do I go?

Use the Product Finder to choose a product, or the For Business page to request volume pricing for an HOA, park, or city.

Partner With Bear Proof Guide

People come to us when they are ready to buy something that has to survive a real bear. If you make, sell, haul, or regulate bear-resistant products, we would like to hear from you.

Start the conversation

Who we work with

Manufacturers

Makers of bear-proof trash cans, dumpsters, enclosures, coolers, canisters, and locks.

Dealers & distributors

Regional sellers who can quote and deliver certified products to local buyers.

Haulers & property services

Waste haulers, property managers, and HOA service companies that specify bear-proof gear.

Agencies & nonprofits

Wildlife agencies and bear-education groups with data, corrections, or resources to share.

Three ways to partner

Get your certified products listed, and listed correctly

Free

We list a product only if it appears on an official certification list, such as the IGBC list for grizzly-resistant products or the WMI/SEAFWA list for black-bear-resistant ones. Send us a certification number or a correction and we check it against the official list, update the page, and record the change on our How We Verify page.

Receive quote requests from real buyers

Lead routing

HOAs, campgrounds, parks, and cities use our For Business page to ask for volume pricing. We pass each request to the manufacturer that fits. If you are a dealer or distributor who can serve a specific region, tell us where. We are building that network now.

Ask about a sponsorship

Labeled

If you want to be seen alongside the guides and comparisons, tell us what you have in mind and we will talk about what fits. Anything we agree is clearly marked as sponsored and kept separate from certification data.

What stays off the table

Our value to buyers is that nothing here can be bought. So no partnership, paid or not, will:

list a product as certified when it is not on an official list,
change how a product ranks in the Product Finder or comparisons,
remove a factual note about a claim we could not verify, or
come with a promise about search rankings or traffic.

Bear Proof Guide launched in September 2026. We would rather show you real numbers than round-up ones, so we do not publish traffic claims on this page. Ask and we will tell you where things stand.

What happens after you reach out

You tell us who you are and what you want

The form below takes about a minute. If it is about a product, a certification number helps.

We check the facts

We compare anything you send against the official IGBC and WMI/SEAFWA lists before we change a page.

We reply by email with next steps

A real person answers, usually with a few questions or a concrete proposal. No obligation either way.

Tell us about your company

Quick answers

No. We do not charge for inclusion. A product appears because it is on an official certification list, not because someone paid.

Buying for an organization?How we verify products General contact