The BearID project seeks to develop an open source face recognition software for use in monitoring brown bears. Leveraging on AI and other non-invasive technologies, this project aims to identify individual brown bears form images of their faces, similar to human facial recognition techniques. Applying this technology to camera trap imagery provides scientists with a new technique to monitor wild populations of brown bears and ask a wider variety of applied research questions. Plans are underway to test the software in the field in order to develop guidelines for its use and provide a foundation for the development of facial recognition softwares for other threatened wildlife.