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Annie Pumphrey

@apumphrey.bsky.social

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

102 Followers  |  148 Following  |  7 Posts  |  Joined: 14.11.2024  |  1.408

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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.”

11.02.2025 14:26 — 👍 2324    🔁 1027    💬 29    📌 50
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Apply to the Young Nature Leaders Grant | Nature Canada Your voice for nature!

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

07.02.2025 01:11 — 👍 29    🔁 20    💬 2    📌 2
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Great news from BC Bats! bcbats.ca #bats #bcwildlife

23.01.2025 21:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

16.01.2025 23:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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...

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....

16.01.2025 23:45 — 👍 17    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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.

Some good news! $6 billion to support ecological connectivity across the country via #parkscanada. www.canada.ca/en/parks-can...

22.11.2024 22:09 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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...

19.11.2024 22:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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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...

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...

16.11.2024 20:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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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

Inaugural bluesky post. In a *slow* attempt I will close the door on x.

14.11.2024 21:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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