Gloria Dickie is a freelance journalist who focuses on environmentalism, climate change, and the impact of environmental changes to local wildlife. Growing up in Ontario, Canada, she had an early interest in wildlife photography and went on to receive degrees in media and the environment, with her Master's thesis focusing on bears and their interactions with humans. Her interest in bears would continue as she reported on the Arctic and other environmental issues around the world before joining Reuters as a journalist.
In 2023, she published the book Eight Bears that investigated the biological and cultural history of bear species around the world, including current academic research and environmental impacts on their livelihoods. She was nominated for multiple journalism awards for her reporting and received numerous fellowships and grants for her publications.