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Annie Pumphrey
@apumphrey.bsky.social
Human-bear interactions research. Wildlife policy analyst. Based in British Columbia.
While hiking in Kananaskis, I came across two grizzly cubs with their mother just behind them. She saw me, I stepped off the trail and backed away. Realizing I wasn’t a threat, she watched briefly, then carried on with her cubs #andnothinghappened #abbearencounters @elmeligisarah.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Let's tell the truth about bear encounters and coexistence. If you've had a bear encounter this year, it was amazing and nothing happened, tell me about it. Email your story (3 sentences or less) and 1 photo to Banff.kananaskis@assembly.ab.ca. post it on your socials too and tag me and the Minister.
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”
February 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Know a nature enthusiast <30 years old in Canada?

Encourage them to apply for @naturecanada.bsky.social's 2025 Young Nature Leaders Grant: naturecanada.ca/young-leader...

* $1000
* For a youth-led, community-based project about nature & sustainability
* Deadline Feb 18

#WomenForNature
Apply to the Young Nature Leaders Grant | Nature Canada
Your voice for nature!
naturecanada.ca
February 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Great news from BC Bats! bcbats.ca #bats #bcwildlife
January 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Congrats to Kate Field and team for your new paper on human-bear conflict and bear viewing in the Bella Coola Valley! #bearviewing #wildliferesearch cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10....
Grizzly bears detected at ecotourism sites are less likely than predicted by chance to encounter conflict
Whether ecotourism can lead to human–wildlife conflict is not well understood. In Nuxalk Territory, grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis Ord, 1815) conflict occurred ∼41–58 km downstream from ecotour...
cdnsciencepub.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Some good news! $6 billion to support ecological connectivity across the country via #parkscanada. www.canada.ca/en/parks-can...
Parks Canada contributes nearly $6 million to support ecological corridors in Canada - Canada.ca
Nine corridor projects will receive funding to improve connectivity and conserve biodiversity in priority areas across Canada.
www.canada.ca
November 22, 2024 at 10:09 PM
People keep sending me the video of "Joey." It's sad the public really thinks wildlife professionals would mistake a brown bear for a polar bear...🫠 polarjournal.ch/en/2024/07/1...
Joey, the fakest bear in the world
The fictional story of an albino brown bear relocated to the North Pole has resurfaced, causing a stir on social networks. Not without consequences for the discourse of experts and the public's opinio...
polarjournal.ch
November 16, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Inaugural bluesky post. In a *slow* attempt I will close the door on x.
a bear standing in front of a door with the word viralhog on the bottom right
ALT: a bear standing in front of a door with the word viralhog on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2024 at 9:28 PM