ACADEMIC

M.Sc. in Conservation Wildlife Biology (Wildlife Research Group, University of British Columbia)
  current status: awaiting defense date
B.Sc. in Biology - Ecology specialization. 1994 (University of British Columbia)

EXPERIENCE

Image Loading...  Principal Researcher - Contact Ecological Applications.(collaborators: Provita-Venezuelan NGO, and Warren Johnson-National Cancer Institute) Conservation of a potentially endangered population of Ocelots (Felis pardelis), Venezuela. September 1999-present

Image Loading...  Teaching Assistant (U.B.C.). First year biology - ecosystem dynamics, and general biology. September 1998-May 1999.

Image Loading...  Cougar Ecology Project (North Vancouver Island, B.C.) (U.B.C. Wildlife Research Group) Masters research funded by Forest Renewal British Columbia (FRBC). Habitat use, predation and inventory of cougars (Puma concolor on North Vancouver Island). Using fuzzy logic in Arc/Info and ArcView to analyze results. September 1996 - present.

Image Loading...  Biodiversity Study (Kamloops, B.C.). (B.C.Conservation Fdn., FRBC) Field supervisor: biodiversity study of ungulates, songbirds, and amphibians in riparian areas. Feb.1 1996 - Aug. 6 1996

Image Loading...  Black Bear Wildlife Study (Glacier, B.C.). (Ministry of Environment, U.B.C.)Directed Study: observation and analysis of black bear (Ursus americanus) foraging behaviour; vegetation sampling of site. May 1-June 30 95

Image Loading...  Cougar Forestry Study (Nanaimo, B.C.). (UBC). Directed Study: Radiotelemetry, microhabitat vegetation and ecosystem classification of cougar (Puma concolor) habitat. July 1-Aug.31 1995

Image Loading...  Biodiversity Study (Kamloops, B.C.).(Ministry of Forests). Field Assistant: Small mammal trapping; pitfall trapping of shrews & insects-site setup; vegetation plots; audio census of woodpecker spp; grouse scat transects. May-Sept. 94

Image Loading...  Pest Study (N.S.W. Australia). (C.S.I.R.O.). Field Assistant: Radio collaring/tracking of brush-tailed possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) and rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Dec. 1, 94-Feb. 1, 95

Image Loading...  Fisheries Study(U.B.C. Fisheries Centre). Directed Study: QBasic computer simulation modelling of salmon through the Sitka eddy; historical account of B.C. salmon industry; adaptive management analysis of the large & small scale fisheries in Senegal, Africa. Sept. 93-April 94

Image Loading...  Terrestrial Field Student (La Selva, Costa Rica).(U.B.C.). Ecological Methodology course: mistnetting & bird banding, mark-recapture, vegetation plots and transects. Project: Habitat preference of the poison arrow frog (Dendrobates pulmonii) May 1993

Image Loading...  Marine Field Student (Bamfield, B.C.).(U.B.C.). Marine invertebrate zoology and ecology course. Project: foraging behaviour of moon snails. May-June 1992

Image Loading...  Research Assistant (U.B.C.).(U.B.C. Westwater Research Station). Field assistant: Project support. Jan.-May 1994

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Coquitlam Search and Rescue Team
Arranging/Hosting a multi-faculty Conservation Seminar Series
Brainium interactive website - contribution to Careers Section
Mentor for 1st year students
Shad Valley youth program volunteer

QUALIFICATIONS

Animal Immobilization Course
Firearms Acquisition Certificate
Conservation and Outdoor Recreation Certificate (Hunting license)
P.A.D.I. open ocean diving certificate
Survival First Aid & Advanced C.P.R. - St. John's Ambulance, former lifeguard (6 yrs)

SKILLS

Strong GIS ArcView background
Extensive experience with off road 4WD with both right and left hand steering columns
Strong compass and navigational skills
Strong ecological methodology and advanced statistics knowledge
Capturing, radio collaring, tracking, and handling of small and large mammals
Manual motor boat and snowmobile operation
Extensive report writing and report presentation
Strong html web design experience
Speak basic Cantonese, and Spanish. Comprehension of Hokkien, Hakka and some Mandarin

AWARDS and SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Mountain Equipment Co-op Studentship ($6,000) 1999
Mountain Equipment Co-op Operating Grant ($4,500) 1999
Graduate Research Fellowship ($16,800 pa) 1996-1998
Passport to Education ($500) 1990-1991
M.Sc. 1st class honours (85%) 1996-1999

PUBLICATIONS

Gladders, A. G., and K. M. L. Goh. 1997. North Island cougar ecology project. UBC Wildlife Research Group,Vancouver, BC. http://extra.newsguy.com/~contact/CougarStudy

Goh, K.M.L., Wilson, S., Gladders, A. and D.M. Shackleton. 1999. Macro and micro-habitat use of Vancouver Island cougar. Based on K.Goh's M.Sc. thesis. UBC. Currently being edited for submission to J.Wildl.Manage.

Goh, K.M.L., K.L. Sallee, A.D. Gladders, and D.M. Shackleton. 1999. Radio-telemetry error and wildlife habitat analyses using permutation tests of circular buffer versus error ellipses. Proceedings of the 15th International Symposium on Biotelemetry. Juneau, Alaska. Currently being edited for submission to J.Wildl.Manage.

Wilson, S.F., A. Hahn, K.M.L. Goh, A. Gladders, and D.M. Shackleton. 1999. Home range and space use dynamics of cougars on Vancouver Island. Currently being edited for submission to the Canadian Journal of Zoology.

TRAVEL

Backpacked through Costa Rica, Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei, Guatemala, Honduras, Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, eastern Australia and the western United States. I have worked on conservation projects in Australia, Costa Rica, and Venezuela.

REFERENCES

Professor Charles Krebs
Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia
Biological Sciences Building, Room 2354, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
email:krebs@zoology.ubc.ca
phone: 604-822-4595

Professor David Shackleton
Department of Animal Science, University of British Columbia
MacMillan Annex 2, Vancouver, B.C.
email: shac@interchange.ubc.ca
phone: 604-822-6873

CONTACT INFORMATION

email: kgoh@unixg.ubc.ca
Wildlife Research Group
Faculty of Agriculture
University of British Columbia
208-2357 Main Mall
Vancouver, B.C., V6T-1Z4