[2] In 1934, during the Great Depression, he was able to pursue his interest in ornithology when he began banding birds with Maurice Broun at the O.L.
After being promoted to Technical Sergeant, he was asked to take charge of weather duties at the remote George River's Indian House Lake in the interior of Labrador.
After the war, Clement matriculated at Brown University where he majored in botany and minored in geology graduating in 1949.
[5] He was known for his work in developing sanctuaries and protecting endangered species including whooping crane, peregrine falcons, bald eagle, and the California Condor.
They were submitting testimony regarding a bill, introduced by Senator Maurine Neuberger of Oregon, that would require states to be informed of federal spraying and to increase warnings of the hazardous effects of pesticides on wildlife.