Jane Palmer is a freelance journalist who lives by Eldorado Canyon State Park in Colorado. Bears and mountain lions are frequent visitors to her backyard. As an ex-scientist turned journalist, Palmer writes about the natural world and the people that care for it for a variety of publications including Nature, Science, LiveScience, BBC, Eos, and Sierra Magazine. You can follow her on Bluesky @tjanepalmer.bsky.social
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Charting a Course Through Bears’ Eyes
In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.
December 9, 2025
