All-terrain vehicle in Wyoming

Many field projects are in remote locations and accessible by all-terrain vehicles. The Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit is in the University of Wyoming’s Zoology and Physiology Department, where staff scientists are funded through the USGS. The researchers explore species and issues that are central to Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain West. The team works closely with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, often developing collaborative projects designed to provide useful information for state wildlife managers. The researchers also work with other state and federal resource management agencies and with NGOs and form collaborative relationships to provide scientific information at the spatial and temporal scales at which ecosystems are managed. In addition, close relationships with wildlife managers assures that students trained in our group gain a full appreciation of the dynamic interplay between management and research.