Barbara Chapman’s life cut short by grizzly

Barbara Chapman, who was killed by the same grizzly that maimed Andy Stepniewski in July 1976, was well known in Canada’s conservation community.

Like Stepniewski, she was a gifted naturalist working with Parks Canada and, at age 24, had already authored a book, “Gateway to Victoria’s Beaches,” for the Greater Victoria Environmental Centre.

She was also the daughter of John Chapman, a renowned entomologist internationally known in the field of insect physiology and a member of the Biological Council of Canada. John Chapman died of leukemia in 1973 at age 55.

Following Barbara Chapman’s death, the Chapman Memorial Scholarships were established at the University of Victoria in the names of John and Barbara.