KARINE E. PIGEON

RESEARCH & cONSERVATION

My primary interests lie in wildlife conservation, human-wildlife coexistence, and reducing the gender gap at high-level positions of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Specifically, I'm interested in understanding how environmental factors influence wildlife behaviour and how this knowledge can help us coexist with wildlife. I value engagement from all sectors, including local communities, to improve our knowledge and develop creative approaches towards successful coexistence with wildlife. I am now particularly interested in non-invasive and multi-species approaches to answer complex questions.

GRIZZLY BEAR

PhD Thesis - Behavioural plasticity of grizzly bears in the context of climate change. A partnership between fRI Research Grizzly Bear Program & l'Université Laval, QC.

CARIBOU

Until recently, I worked as a Research Biologist with the Caribou Program at fRI Research (https://friresearch.ca). I played an active role in leading projects aimed at informing the recovery of woodland caribou in Alberta, Canada

SLOTH BEAR

An exciting new project focused on identifying environmental characteristics that favor sloth bears over Asiatic black bears, and evaluate how this information could be helpful to the conservation of these species.

Member of the IUCN BSG Sloth Bear Expert Team
Working towards successful human-wildlife coexistence

IUCN RED LIST - sloth bear