Riley Pollom Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Seattle, Washington, United States

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, Sidney, British Columbia

Southern Resident Killer Whale Ecology and Conservation

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Working with the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group to promote and undertake conservation actions for the world's Chondrichthyans.

Vancouver, Canada

- manuscript, student support for syngnathid/marine conservation research- conducting IUCN Red List assessments, including GIS mapping for Syngnathiformes- taking part in regional IUCN Red List Assessment workshops- forming and coordinating the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Stickleback Species Specialist Group- supporting iSeahorse - the new seahorse sightings app - through species ID verification, in-country expert coordination and regional promotion- maintaining digital libraries of Syngnathiforme/Gasterosteiforme knowledge- coordinating and advising volunteers, work-study and directed studies students- contributing to Project Seahorse communications, including Twitter and Facebook feeds- responding appropriately to public queries regarding syngnathid knowledge

Milk River, Alberta

- finding and quantifying habitat for the endangered Western Silvery Minnow in the Milk River- seine-netting fish and documenting fish community diversity- implanting visual implant elastomer (VIE) and alpha tags in minnows for mark-recapture studies- extracting gill filaments for use in lab-based proteomics work

St. John'S, Nl

- attended 2013 Recovery Potential Assessment for the endangered smooth skate (Malacoraja senta) and the Northern and Striped Shrimp Zonal Assessment Process multistakeholder meetings as an external expert and rapporteur. These meetings included representatives from the fishing industry, provincial and territorial governments, aboriginal groups, and DFO Science and Resource Management. - provided input for the writing of several federal Science Advisory Reports and Research Documents. - authored the meeting proceedings to be published online.

St. John'S, Newfoundland

- enabling a culture of sustainability for graduate students at Memorial University. - coordinating events and campaigns to make campus life more ecologically sustainable. A major ongoing project that I started in this position is to get Bitters Pub and Restaurant, Memorial's grad student lounge, certified as a Leader in Environmentally Accountable Foodservice (see www.leafme.ca).

St. John'S, Newfoundland

- formed a diverse group of stakeholders involved in the campus food system, including administration, faculty, staff and students. - coordinated and facilitated dialogue among these stakeholders to make food on campus more ecologically and socially sustainable. One highlight was the introduction of sustainable procurement into Memorial's Request for Proposals for a new foodservice provider on campus.

Regina, Saskatchewan

- conducting biological field monitoring on conservation easements and NCC-owned properties, including bird and mammal ID, plant community characterization, riparian and grassland technical assessments, plant ID, and photo documentation.- communicating with landowners regarding the conservation of native prairie and associated best-management practices.- providing feedback to Shell Canada regarding environmental and sustainability issues.- organizing landowner appreciation events with catering and presentations by conservation professionals.

Canadian Wildlife Service, Downsview, Ontario

- collaborating with environmental consultants to complete habitat matrices for National Wildlife Areas.- designing field research protocols for monitoring ecological integrity in Ontario's National WIldlife Areas (especially Long Point NWA).- reviewing and editing federal species at risk recovery documents.

Centre For Conservation & Research

- conducting field research on northern leopard frogs which involved taking water measrements and identifying and counting frogs by sight and sound and helping to coordinate field trips.- conducting field research on black-tailed prairie dogs, including live trapping, pit-tagging, and behavioral observations.- prairie dog research led to the reintroduction of the black-footed ferret in cooperation with government bodies such as Parks Canada and NGOs, including the WWF.

- tracking radio and GPS-collared cougars throughout the Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park in Alberta/Saskatchewan- investigating kill sites to determine prey items and monitoring motion-sensored wildlife cameras to estimate population sizes

- conducting a broad range of biodiversity monitoring activities in the boreal forest including tree health monitoring, plant and moss ID, bird recording, canopy characterization, collecting soil samples, and mammal ID- working in remote locations (including helicopter fly-in sites) under adverse weather conditions- gaining access to remote areas using ATVs, 4x4 trucks, and hiking for extensive periods- coordinating extensive field trips (food, transportation, etc.)

- conducting wildlife surveys on land proposed for oil and gas development.- searching for species at risk and their habitat, including burrowing owls, prairie rattlesnakes, and sharp-tailed grouse.- preparing documents and recommendations for provincial government biologists, industry stakeholders, and landowners to review.- contributing data to the Federal Wildlife Managment Information System (FWMIS).

Long Lake Outdoor Education Centre

- designing and supervising outdoor educational activities for children aged 6-17

Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta

- prepared meals for palaeontological field staff.- assisted palaeontologists with fossil prospecting, preparation and excavation

Master’S Degree, Biology

Activities and Societies: - took part in annual offshore hydroacoustic cod surveys to study overwintering aggregations of northern cod.

Bsc. (2), Ecology; Geography

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