Becca Lyon is a Grizzly Bear Conflict Specialist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service based here in Jackson, WY.  Her work involves preventing bear conflicts with people through attractant storage, bear aware education and bear management.  Contact us at Bear Wise JH and Becca will be happy to come help you secure your birdfeeders, chickens, bees or fruit trees!  Becca has a background in large carnivore research and management. She earned a BS in Wildlife Conservation at the University of Delaware and a MS in Forestry from Southern Illinois University.

Justin is the Bear Biologist in Grand Teton National Park where he is responsible for all things bear-related, including managing viewing opportunities, responding to human-bear conflicts, providing training and education, and conducting research. Prior to leading the park’s bear program, he worked on a diversity of wildlife projects in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, including avian monitoring, mule deer migration, prey selection by wolves, and the human-wildlife interface. Justin holds a BS in Wildlife Resources from the University of Idaho and completed graduate work in Wildlife Biology at Utah State University.

Mike is a Large Carnivore Biologist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Mike works with other state and federal agencies on bear, wolf, and mountain lion mitigation and management strategies. He has been in the Jackson region for nearly two decades responding to human-bear conflicts. Mike works with residents and businesses to help them secure bear attractants on their property to minimize conflicts with bears. Mike is the man to call if you need to report a bear conflict.

Ashley is a Wildlife Biologist for the U.S. Forest Service in the Bridger Teton National Forest (BTNF).  Ashley has spearheaded efforts to reduce human-bear conflicts through various education techniques and expanding food storage infrastructure across the Forest. She helps manage the Bear Ambassador Program, a group of BTNF volunteer staff that work hard to educate Forest visitors on proper food storage techniques with the goal to reduce bear conflicts. Her efforts have not only increased bear boxes and bear information signs at many of the campgrounds, but also have helped make the bear-resistant backcountry food cannisters rental program offered at the BTNF office more robust for visitors. Ashley is committed to education and messaging efforts that inform Forest users, local residents, youth programs, and BTNF staff how to recreate and work safely in bear country by securing attractants, carrying bear spray, and taking precautions.

As the Ecosystem Stewardship Administrator for the Town of Jackson, Tanya Anderson works to reduce human-wildlife conflicts and maintain permeability within the Town. She has been a naturalist and guide in a variety of ecosystems, conducted wildlife research in the Galapagos Islands and the Atlantic, and was the director of Wildlife Expeditions of Teton Science Schools prior to working for the Town of Jackson.  She holds a master’s degree in environmental science and landed in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in 2008.