M.Sc, R.P. Bio
Instructor, Applied Environmental Science and Planning Technology; Recreation, Fish and Wildlife
"It is not hard to be inspired to learn about the natural environment in a place like the Kootenays: the more you learn, the greater your motivation to know more!" —Doris Hausleitner, Wildlife instructor
I currently teach first-year Fish and Wildlife, and Techniques in Wildlife Management for the Recreation Fish and Wildlife Program. I also teach the restoration field school for Applied Environmental Science and Planning Technology.
I am owner/operator of a consulting company, Seepanee Ecological Consulting, which has specialized in research on rare and endangered wildlife species in British Columbia for the past 17 years.
Past & Current Projects
- Drones and dens; using citizen science, habitat modeling and drones to describe wolverine reproductive sites
- Habitat use of flammulated owls
- Riparian and wetland restoration
- Long term wildlife monitoring; ungulates, birds, reptiles and amphibians
- Invasive plant monitoring
- Impact assessments for winter recreation
- Landscape scale non-invasive genetic sampling of wolverine
- Radio-telemetry of Western screech-owls; demographics and habitat use
- Inventory of British Columbia owls
- Mark-recapture study for western toad migration
- Common night-hawk inventory and nest search
- Northern spotted-owl demography study
- Greater sage-grouse population dynamics and habitat use study
- Habitat analysis of black-necked cranes in Bhutan
Community Involvement
- Coach for Nelson Nordic Ski Club
- Member of Kootenay Agricultural Society
- Kootenay Conservation Program Board of Directors
- Slocan Wetlands Assessment and Monitoring Project Steering Committee
- Columbia Mountains Institute Board of Directors
- Selkirk College Sustainability Committee
I live on a nine-acre farm outside of Nelson with my husband, two children, two dogs, pigs, chickens and bees. The Kootenays provide us with so much—community, recreation and sustainable living.
Publications
https://sc.arcabc.ca/islandora/search/Doris%20Hausleitner?type=dismax