Lyn Hancock Writer

Lyn Hancock is an award-winning Australian-Canadian photojournalist, wildlife photographer, and book author.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, including There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag, There's a Raccoon in my Parka, Love Affair with a Cougar, and Tabasco the Saucy Raccoon.She has also written travel literature describing her experiences in the Canadian North.The Simon Fraser University has awarded her one of the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards for Arts & Culture.