Justina Ray

Justina Ray has been president and senior scientist of Wildlife Con­servation Society Canada since its incorporation in 2004. In addition to overseeing the operations of this non-governmental organization, Justina is involved in research and policy activities associated with con­servation-based planning, environmental assessment, and biodivers­ity conservation, with a particular focus on wildlife in northern boreal landscapes. Over the years, Justina has been appointed to numerous government advisory panels related to species at risk and land use plan­ning in Ontario and Canada and was co-chair of the Terrestrial Mam­mals Subcommittee of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada between 2009 and 2017. She is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto (Department of Ecology and Evolution, Graduate Department of Forestry) and Trent University (Environmental & Life Sciences Graduate Program).