Dr. Jean-Pierre Savard

Jean-Pierre Savard is a Research Scientist for the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) in Québec. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Université Laval, Québec, an M.Sc. from the University of Toronto, Ontario, and a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia. He spend 14 years with the CWS in British Columbia, where he studied the distribution and ecology of molting and wintering seaducks (scoters, goldeneyes, Harlequin Duck), the breeding ecology of Barrow’s Goldeneye and the Eared Grebe, old-growth forest birds, grassland birds and seabirds (Marbled Murrelet). His current research interests in Québec include urban wildlife ecology, impact of forest practices on birds, bird survey techniques, seaduck ecology (breeding, staging, moulting and wintering) and biodiversity concepts. He has adjunct status at several Québec universities where he co-supervises graduate students.