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Annie Pumphrey

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Human-bear interactions research. Wildlife policy analyst. Based in British Columbia.

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Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · Feb 11

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Feb 7

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!

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Annie Pumphrey @apumphrey.bsky.social · Jan 23

Great news from BC Bats! bcbats.ca #bats #bcwildlife

Annie Pumphrey @apumphrey.bsky.social · Jan 16

Human-bear conflict
-ology...(looking at how humans and bears interact and how to mitigate conflict with the goal of coexistence)

Annie Pumphrey @apumphrey.bsky.social · Jan 16

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...

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Annie Pumphrey @apumphrey.bsky.social · Nov 22

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.

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Annie Pumphrey @apumphrey.bsky.social · Nov 19

Hello from British Columbia! In Canada I know there's a few Pumphrey folks in Fernie, B.C. and on the east coast in Newfoundland...

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Annie Pumphrey @apumphrey.bsky.social · Nov 16

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...

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Annie Pumphrey @apumphrey.bsky.social · Nov 14

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

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