SCIENCE/RECOVERY:
PAUL PAQUET, PH.D

Dr. Paul Paquet is an internationally recognized authority on mammalian carnivores, especially wolves, with research experience in several regions of the world. The ecology, behavior, and management of mammalian carnivores, especially wolves and bears, are his primary academic interests. His current research focuses on the conservation of large carnivores and the effects of human activities on their survival.

He is an Adjunct Professor of Biology and Associate Professor of Environmental Design at the University of Calgary, where he supervises graduate student research. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Saskatchewan School of Veterinary Medicine, Brandon University and the University of Manitoba; a Faculty Associate at Guelph University; and a Faculty Associate at the University of New Brunswick. He previously held an academic appointment at the University of Alberta in the Department of Biology.

Dr. Paquet has worked as a biologist for both the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Canadian Wildlife Service. He is a member of several government, industry and advisory committees of non-governmental organizations concerned with the conservation of carnivores.

Dr. Paquet received a B.A. in philosophy from Santa Clara University in 1970, followed by a B.S. in zoology from Arizona State in 1974, a M.S. in biology from Portland State University in 1980, and a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Alberta in 1988.

Dr. Paquet has published more than 100 peer-reviewed reports and articles. A Fellow of long standing at the World Wildlife Fund Canada, Dr. Paquet is also a Senior Science Advisor with the Raincoast Conservation Society. He was one of the architects of the World Wildlife Fund Canada’s Large Carnivore Strategy for the Rocky Mountains and of the World Wide Fund for Nature’s Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe. Paul lives with his family in a small village on the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada.