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There’s A Bear In My Parking Lot!
Why here? Why now? A couple of weeks ago, there was a bear in my parking lot. I have lived in my building for nearly 10 years, and as far...
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GRR's blog
- Aug 1, 2019
- 8 min
The Mind-Altering Road Trip
This past month, my husband and I drove up to the Yukon Territory to meet up with John. This the second of several field trips John and I...
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GRR's blog
- May 28, 2019
- 8 min
The Bears of Our Lives
The mist clung to the forested mountains, slowly rising with the warmth of the sun into a cloud-filled sky. The air in Tsamspanoknok Bay...
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- May 1, 2019
- 3 min
What Bears Teach Us
And we’re off… I’ve been pretty busy over the winter getting the ball rolling on my new book. John Marriott and I sat down and came up...
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- Nov 12, 2018
- 5 min
Time for a Revival
Wow. It’s been a while. Over 2 years since my last post. It’s time for a revival! I’ll be honest, once I handed in my PhD, I didn’t...
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- Apr 26, 2016
- 6 min
How grizzly bears use habitat around trails
At the end of the day, I love it. All of it, even the hard bits. I’ve been waiting a long time to write this blog post… over 3 years in...
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- Mar 2, 2016
- 5 min
Disappearing in to the stats black hole
Daily walks in the winter wonderland have helped keep me a little sane these past months I was surprised to see that I haven’t published...
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GRR's blog
- Dec 12, 2015
- 6 min
What’s in a bear’s home?
Half of my PhD is understanding where the bears are, the other half is to understand where the people are. When I break my PhD into that...
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- Nov 5, 2015
- 4 min
A little bear on bear action
A little bear on bear action never hurt anyone… well, except for the smaller bear. I’m finally back at work full time after my medical...
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GRR's blog
- Oct 1, 2015
- 4 min
The work carries on, even without me (phew!)
For the past 5 weeks I’ve been on medical leave. My sore and tired back that I’ve been struggling with all summer gave up one day at the...
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GRR's blog
- Aug 31, 2015
- 5 min
Coexistence – what does it really mean?
Last week a mother black bear and her 2 cubs were darted in downtown Canmore and relocated east of here. What were they doing in town?...
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GRR's blog
- Aug 3, 2015
- 4 min
Resiliency – what is it? What does it mean?
Resiliency – What is it to me? As I struggle through the hardest few months of the PhD so far, I’m cranky and tired. The field season is...
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GRR's blog
- Jun 16, 2015
- 3 min
Takin’ It To The People
Several times this spring, I have presented my research results at conferences and meetings with Parks Canada staff. Every presentation I...
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GRR's blog
- Jun 5, 2015
- 5 min
Eye to eye with a grizzly
Try looking in to this little muffin’s eyes. What do you see? There’s something… magical about looking deep into a bear’s eyes. It’s not...
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GRR's blog
- Apr 15, 2015
- 5 min
Year 1 Results!
Check that out! I have results!!! Like real ones, ones that mean something, ones that changed how I see the world, ones that will help us...
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- Mar 24, 2015
- 3 min
Third Time’s a Charm
There might be a little snow when we get started, but that’s part of the fun! It’s nearly April and time to start gearing up for Field...
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- Feb 14, 2015
- 6 min
Lessons in Regressions
How I feel about stats most of the time – run! run away!! Oh Stats…. how I love thee. I love thee like seals love the great white shark,...
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GRR's blog
- Jan 11, 2015
- 5 min
A PhD is hard – so what?
Lately, I’ve been at a loss for inspiration for a blog post. I’ve hit a slump in my PhD research. Basically, that’s a diplomatic way of...
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GRR's blog
- Dec 10, 2014
- 5 min
Finishing a chapter
Today I emailed in the first complete chapter of my thesis to my supervisor. YES!!! I’m sure I’ll still edit it another 5 times before...
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- Nov 20, 2014
- 5 min
Bears go to bed and I go to the beach
Good night little critters! Sleep tight!!! The field season is finally over. The last cameras came down on October 17, the visitor...
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