Lyn Hancock

{{Short description|Australian-Canadian photographer, writer}}

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Lyn Hancock is an Australian-Canadian photojournalist, wildlife photographer, and book author.{{citation |title= Lyn Hancock. Lanztville |publisher= Federation of BC Writers |url= http://lynhancock.com }}

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.

Simon Fraser University awarded her one of the 2009 Outstanding Alumni Awards for Arts & Culture.{{citation |title= Lyn Hancock - 2009 Outstanding Alumni Award for Arts & Culture |author= Simon Fraser University |date= 2010-01-09 |publisher= YouTube |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECjxPyKUp0A&feature=channel |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/ECjxPyKUp0A |archive-date=2021-12-20 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}