Eco-Kare's principal, Kari E. Gunson, is a passionate and dynamic individual who enjoys bridging the gap between transportation planners, ecologists, and computer scientists to advance new frontiers in road ecology.

A unique blend of international, biological and technical expertise from studying in three countries

• B.Sc. in Zoology and Ecology from the University of Calgary
• M.Sc. in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town
• M.Sc. in Geospatial Technologies from the school of Environmental Sciences and Forestry, State University of New York

Worked thirteen years as a contract road ecologist and geospatial scientist

• Six years in Banff National Park on the Trans-Canada Highway Project
• Analyst for Highway 93N crossings project in Montana
• Analysed spatial-temporal hotspots for moose in Vermont
• Studied herpetofauna and their movements in upstate New York
• Developed GIS mitigation hotspot model for herps in Ontario

Well-connected and science-based background

• Presented and published at four biannual international road ecology conferences
• Presented at two northeast transportation and wildlife conferences
• Presented at two European international road ecology conferences
• Keynote speaker at the Toronto Zoo, and B.C. Herps and Roads Workshop
• Co-founder of the Ontario Road Ecology Group
• Co-author on small animal and roads guidebook (in prep)
• Ten co-authored peer-reviewed published manuscripts
• Active peer-reviewer for international science journals