George Bumann

George Bumann (rhymes with ‘human’) is an animal language expert, artist, and naturalist living with his wife, son, and black Labrador at the northern entrance of Yellowstone National Park. With a background in wildlife ecology and field experience spanning four decades from across the globe, Bumann explores the lives of his wild neighbors and tells their stories through his teachings and bronze sculpture—often depicting individual animals he’s known for days, months, years, and even, generations. His art and educational programming have appeared in the Salt Lake City Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Sacramento Bee, and on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Travel Channel, Discovery Channel, and on the TEDx stage. His bronze sculptures reside in public and private collections across North America and around the world. George leads field seminars on the intelligence of animals in Yellowstone National Park and, with his wife Jennifer, runs an online course, “Eavesdropping on Wild Conversations.” Information about his programs on animal language is available online.