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Bryon Benn is a retired wildlife ecologist who moved to the Columbia Valley in 2021. He started studying bears in 1980 on a grizzly bear study in Kananaskis Country, AB. He then worked on the Eastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project and earned his Master’s degree before working on bears in many capacities… research, management, habitat assessment and bear/human conflict from Montana to the Arctic. In retirement, Bryon can be found out on mountain trails running, backpacking, skiing and exploring his backyard habitat.

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