Pauline Catling, B.Sc., M.Sc.

Bio

With a B.Sc. in Wildlife Biology (University of Guelph) and a M.Sc. in Biology (University of Manitoba), Pauline has a diverse skillset and well-rounded work experience specializing in Ontario’s terrestrial flora and fauna with a focus on species at risk, conservation and management. Pauline’s work has included development of management plans, invasive species strategies, recovery strategies and status reports.

Pauline has extensive experience completing natural heritage inventories, environmental impact assessments, restoration/management planning, Ecological Land Classification and vegetation community mapping, feature delineation, flora surveys (in a wide range of vegetation communities across Ontario), tree inventories, fauna surveys (bat exit surveys, Breeding Bird Surveys, Anuran call surveys, salamander egg mass surveys, hoop trapping, pitfall trapping, Visual Encounter Surveys, and mammal trapping/ tracking), mark-recapture population monitoring using a variety of methods, amphibian relocation, road ecology surveys, setup and analysis of Automatic Recording Devices and remote wildlife cameras, Significant Wildlife Habitat assessment, Species at Risk habitat screening, and Species at Risk monitoring.

She also has experience in aquatic systems completing benthic monitoring, aquatic plant community descriptions, fish surveys, stream assessments, headwater drainage feature assessments and wetland evaluations. Her experience with developing, managing and executing terrestrial and aquatic project components for a diversity of clients has given her the knowledge to provide the necessary technical expertise to a wide range of projects.

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Pauline has strong organization, communication and writing skills that allows her to contribute effectively to multi-disciplinary teams and complete quality deliverables on time.