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Academics:
2006-... Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, University of Alberta
2002-2003 M.Sc. in Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University [GPA: 3.97/4]
1998-2001 B.Sc. in Biological Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal [GPA: 3.98/4.3]
1996-1998 International Baccalaureate in Natural Sciences, Cégep St-Jérôme College [final mark: 39/42]

Awards:
2005 CGS D Ph.D. Scholarship; NSERC -105,000$ for 36 months
2005 Ph.D. Scholarship; Quebec government –60,000$ for 36 months (declined)
2003 Graduate Travel Grant; Washington State University -465$US
2002 M.Sc. Scholarship; FCAR (Quebec government) -30,000$CA
2001 ESA Graduate scholarship; NSERC -36,000$CA (declined)
2001 Undergraduate scholarship; NSERC -5,000$CA
2000 Literary award; Mensa Canada - 6th position over 900 candidates
2000 Best oral presentation in Animal Ecology; Université du Québec à Montréal.
1997 Literary award; Rotary Club - 1st position in Quebec

Current Professional Position:
Wildlife Biologist In position since March 2005
Gwich’in Renewable Resource Board
Responsible for wildlife conservation, management and research in the Gwich’in Settlement Area, Northwest Territories.

Previous Work experiences:
Project leader / Wildlife biologist April 04-Feb 05
Société de la faune et des parcs, Quebec government
Prepared and executed protocol and fieldwork for a project on Caribou/Wolves/Black Bears interactions; Trained and evaluated 3 interns and 3 students; Captured bears and wolves, located animals with radio-telemetry, sampled vegetation.

Ecotourism field manager June-Sept 04
Mikin Inc., Laurentians wildlife reserve, QC June-Sept 01
Oversaw the good organization of the company; Planned schedules according to reservations; Developed ecotourism activities; Organized tours for public of all ages (2 to 60 individuals) in the boreal forest and organized black bear observation in the wild; Trained new guides. I filled this position conjointly with the project leader position.

Scientific communicator Jan 04
Société de la faune et des parcs, Quebec government
Translated an article on caribou population dynamics from French to English (published in a peer-reviewed journal); Redaction of a grant proposal (brought 20,000$ to the employer).

Research assistant/graduate student on Cougar Project Jan 02-Dec 03
Washington State University; Dr. Robert Wielgus
Captured cougars, did daily terrestrial telemetry, weekly aerial telemetry, found deer carcasses, sampled mortality and kill sites. My thesis, based on extensive fieldwork on cougars in BC, WA and ID, demonstrated that cougars were overexploited in the Pacific Northwest –more conservative regulations are currently being adopted consequently.

Field assistant for a Black Bear project in northern Alberta March 03
University of Alberta; Sophie Czetwertynski and Rolland Lemieux
Located and visited dens during hibernation, measurements of bears and their cubs.

Biologist for an Elephant project, Thailand Dec 01
Wild Aid (NGO) and Thai Forest Service, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Did nightly inventories of elephants present on the road network of the park, in collaboration with Thai rangers, participated to Wild Aid conservation activities, prepared and presented a telemetry workshop.

Research assistant for a Caribou in Nunavik, northern Quebec Jul-Sept 00
Northern Research Centre, Université Laval; Dr. Serge Payette
Did remote sensing from helicopter, sampled lichens, aged vegetation with dendrochronology.

Field assistant for a Black Bear habitat selection study Aug 00
Université Laval; Dr. Jean Huot and Rolland Lemieux
Searched for bear presence signs and potential food sources in the field.

Research assistant in Forest Ecology Jun 99-May 01
Université du Québec à Montréal; University of Winnipeg
Sampled vegetation, cored trees, monitored meteorology, analyzed tree cells in laboratory.

Field assistant on a limnology project in northern Quebec May 99
Université du Québec à Montréal; Dr. Réjean Fortin
Installed traps to capture emerging aquatic insects.

Field assistant on a Wolf project May-Sept 97
Société de la faune et des parcs; Quebec Government
Located wolves every night with terrestrial telemetry, collected and analyzed excrements, recorded and provoked wolf howling, captured and handled wolves.


Public communications
Publications:
Lambert, C.M.S, R.B Wielgus, H.S. Robinson, D.D. Katnik, H.S. Cruickshank, R. Clarke, and J. Almack. 2004. Dynamics and viability of a cougar population in the Pacific Northwest. Journal of Wildlife Management 70:246-254.
 Lambert, C., R. Courtois, L. Breton, R. Lemieux, V. Brodeur, J-P Ouellet, et D. Fortin. 2005. Étude de la predation du caribou forestier dans un écosystème exploité: resultats preliminaries. Naturaliste Canadien. Sous presse.

Lambert, C. 2003. Book review: Desert puma; Evolutionary ecology and conservation of an endangered carnivore. By Kenneth A. Logan and Linda L. Sweanor. 2001. Island Press, Washington D.C. Journal of Range Management 56:397.
Lambert, C. 2002. Be safe with bears. The Rossland Record, 35(3): 4.
Lambert, C. 2002. Human encounters with bears in BC. The Rossland Record, 38(3): 11-14.

Conferences:
2006. Grizzly bear co-management and research in the Canadian Arctic. Poster presented at 17th International Bear Conference, IBA, October 2-5 2006, Karuizawa, Japan.
2004. Cougar population dynamics and viability in the Pacific Nortwest. Conseil National de Recherche, November 17 2004, Paris, France.
2003. Cougar survival and population growth in the Pacific Northwest. Annual meeting and workshops, The Washington Chapter of the Wildlife Society, April 15-17 2003, Port Townsend, Washington, USA.
2003. Dynamics of a cougar (Puma concolor) metapopulation in the Pacific Northwest. Seventh Mountain Lion Workshop, Wyoming Department of Fish and Wildlife, May 15-17 2003, Lander, Wyoming, USA.
2003. Functional response of cougars and prey availability in Northeastern Washington. Poster presented at the 7th Mountain Lion Workshop, Wyoming Department of Fish and Wildlife, May 15-17 2003, Lander, Wyoming, USA.


International Experience
- In Central America: Road trip from Montreal to Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize (Cockscomb Basin Jaguar Sanctuary) (Spring 2004)
- In Europe: Visited Finland and Estonia (Summer 2002), France (Fall 2004)
- In Asia: Travelled by bike and horse in Western China, Laos and Thailand (Fall 2001), collaborated with Thai rangers for the elephant project in Thailand.
- In North America: Lived in the Pacific Northwest (WA, BC) for 2 years, worked with Inuit communities while collecting data for a Caribou project in northern Quebec (Kangiqsualujjuaq and Kuujjuaq, Nunavik), worked in Nemiscau with the Cree nation for a limnology project in James Bay area; currently work for the Gwich’in in NWT!
More to come in other countries and continents…


Additional skills
- Extensive knowledge of wildlife sciences and management techniques
- Wildlife immobilization training (Washington State University and Canadian government)
- Spoken languages: French (native), English (fluent), Spanish (elementary)
- First aid training: PADI Rescue Diver (Honduras 2004)
CPR and Wilderness First Aid for Outdoor Leaders (40h; 2003)
Saint-John Wilderness First Aid (1999),
Formation in rehabilitation of wild birds (1999)
Lifeguard certifications (1995-1998)
- Survival Skills training (40h) in the boreal forest (2004)
- Training in aerial security (2004) –Many telemetry hours in small aircraft and helicopter
- Scuba Diving: Open Water PADI –2001, Québec, Canada; Advanced PADI Diver –2002, Koh Phi Phi, Thailand; PADI Rescue Diver –2004, Utila, Honduras.