Erin Basiger (Pfeffer) Email & Phone Number

Owen County, Indiana, United States

Greencastle, Indiana, United States

Greater Indianapolis

Worked with Urban and Suburban constituents to establish wildlife habitat and native landscaping to alleviate Human-Wildlife Conflicts, especially with Canada Geese. Issued Goose Depredation Permits for the southern half of the State of Indiana.

Bloomington, Indiana

Worked on landscape level, private land projects within the southern half of the state.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Assess Fish, Wildlife, and Botanical Resource impacts for Construction in Floodway Permits, Early Coordination Reviews, and SEA 368 reviews.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Seasonal Biologist May - August 2010Full-time Biologist May 2006- August 2009 Seasonal Biologist/Technician June - August 2006 and 2005Duties / Responsibilities: Received pre-rabies exposure vaccine; listed on Federal Indiana Bat Identification Permit; listed on Pennsylvania Game Commission Qualified Indiana Bat Identifier (QBIS) permit; Collected biological information on bats of the Northeastern and Central United States including species identification, morphometric data, skin and hair samples for DNA, wing swabs for White-Nose Syndrome spores, and Wing Damage Index; performed reconnaissance; assisted in report writing; assessed and recorded habitat for variety of species including (bats and grassland birds); constructed mist nets up to 30 feet high and extracted species captured (bats, birds, and insects); supervised multiple teams as Field Supervisor and Team Leader; attached transmitters and armbands; performed radio-telemetry identifying roosts trees and perform triangulation and used Location of a Signal (LOAS) calculating home ranges; recorded roost emergence; trapped and identified small mammal; performed portal searches constructing and using harp traps; assisted with a mussel presence / absence survey in Michigan.

Masters Degree, Biology

Thesis: Diversity and Distribution of Freshwater Gastropods from the Mississippi Alluvial Plain and South Central Plains of Arkansas..

Bachelors Degree, Fish And Wildlife Conservation And Management

Associates Degree In Fish & Wildlife Science, Fish And Wildlife

Activities and Societies: Hocking College Student Chapter of the Fish and Wildlife SocietyDuties / Responsibilities: Secretary - Hocking.