Claude Arbour is an accomplished writer, ornithologist, ecologist, conservationist, and expert on backwoods survival, medicinal plants, and animal tracking. He established the Fondation Naturaliste du Lac Villiers and continues his research and conservation activities for ospreys and other birds and animals. Widely recognized for the quality of his observations and data, Arbour frequently collaborates with scientists and professional animal trainers. He lives in the wilderness of northern Quebec, near Saint-Micheldes-Saints.