Lyn Hancock

Lyn Hancock
OccupationAuthor
NationalityCanadian, Australian
Period1972–present
Website
lynhancock.com

Lyn Hancock is an Australian-Canadian photojournalist, wildlife photographer, and book author.[1]

She has raised numerous orphaned wild animals, including bears, cougars, eagles, puffins, raccoons, and seals; her experiences while doing so have formed the basis of her 20 books,[1] including There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag,[1] There's a Raccoon in my Parka, Love Affair with a Cougar,[1] and Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon.[1]

She has also written travel literature describing her experiences in the Canadian North.

Simon Fraser University awarded her one of the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards for Arts & Culture.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e Lyn Hancock. Lanztville, Federation of BC Writers
  2. ^ Simon Fraser University (9 January 2010), Lyn Hancock - 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award for Arts & Culture, YouTube, archived from the original on 20 December 2021