Karen Vanderwolf
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Karen received her Masters of Science at the University of New Brunswick, where she studied bats and the pre-white nose syndrome fungal flora that occurs on them. She completed her Bachelors of Science (Hons.) in biology at the University of Western Ontario. She currently works as a bat conservation specialist for the Canadian Wildlife Federation and the New Brunswick Museum.