Claire Farrell

Senior Conservation Program Manager

Ontario Northern Boreal

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Claire is the Senior Conservation Program Manager of the Ontario Northern Boreal Program at WCS Canada. Claire completed her BSc and MSc at Carleton University: working with the National Wildlife Research Centre of Environment and Climate Change Canada and the Geomatics and Landscape Ecology Lab.

Her lifelong passion for the conservation of threatened species and waters is reflected in the breadth of projects and research she has been a part of to-date. These include long-term ecological monitoring and modelling, freshwater and terrestrial field research, and research examining the impacts of forestry, development and cumulative effects on at-risk species in the boreal forests and rivers of Ontario.

Currently she is working on the co-led Learning from Lake Sturgeon research project with Moose Cree First Nation and WCS Canada. As part of her work on this project, she helps lead an Indigenous youth program - engaging and empowering young people to discover future paths in environmental stewardship and research.