Scott Mill

• Constructed and maintained diversionary and supplemental food caches, along with trail cameras for mitigation of conflict-prone or important wolf packs. This included analyzing and organizing photos obtained at caches, identifying particular wolves and their packs.
• Employed hand-held and vehicle radio telemetry to oversee wild wolf population, tracking and triangulating their movements in various terrain.
• Collected and accurately maintained extensive technical data using ArcGIS Collector, that is stored in comprehensive databases. Also performed quality control on the data that was collected in order to ensure it's accuracy.
• Assisted in the capture of both adults and pups in one of the programs captive facilities. Prepared and administered vaccines for pups, as well as drew blood from the femoral artery, and checked temperatures.
• Participated in processing and cross fostering of captive pups into wild wolf dens, which incorporated assisting with saliva samples and pit tagging. Supported one of interagency field team's wildlife vets with feeding the pups as well.
• Carried out sign search for uncollared wolves independently in areas with high potential for wolf presence, using various techniques (e.g. howl surveys, track identification, scat collection, trail cameras with scent stations) in order to locate free-ranging wolves.
• Collaborated and communicated frequently with other agencies and stake holders at the federal, state, tribal, county, local, and private levels; regarding project specific information,operations, and outreach.(e.g. New Mexico Fish and Game, ranchers, hikers, members of the public, Turner Endangered Species Fund, US Forest Service, livestock permittees)
• Assisted in trapping, chemically immobilizing, processing, and collaring of adult, sub-adult, and pup wolves.(e.g. fluids, measurements, temperature, blood draw, vaccine delivery, etc.) Repaired, maintained, and prepped foot hold traps.
• Hazed wolves with a combination of human presence, air horns, and non-lethal firearm rounds in order to help mitigate cattle conflict and nuisance situations. Much of this often took place at night or at odd hours, and often required camping in the field to ensure the conflicts were handled properly.
• Trained incoming interns on proper procedures, data collection, landscape orientation, and Wolf pack status.
• Processed and quartered road kill elk to be used in food caching for the various wolf packs.
• Camped between two and ten days, in a tent and trailer, at a time in both remote and semi-remote settings to accomplish my given duties. Hiked and navigated my way through remote areas using hand held gps and digital maps.
• Supported Program by managing maintenance, repairs, and distribution of the field office all terrain vehicles, trailers, and trail cameras. Performing maintenance personally in some cases.
• Utilized geospatial data collected from collared wolves to decipher important information such as pup dispersal dates, den locations, and rendezvous site locations.
• Set schedule for interns, assigning daily tasks both in the office and in the field. While also maintaining contact with the project biologist and higher grade level staff to coordinate daily activities.
• Assisted in managing an inventory of both field and veterinary supplies.
• Trained to lead processing of wolves.
• worked as an intern for the program between April 2021 and October 2021, returned as an emergency hire from April 2022-June 2022, and was most recently a permanent tech.
• 40 hours worked per week
• Supervisor Allison R Greenleaf- USFWS Mexican Wolf Recovery Program, Wildlife Biologist/Wolf Field Volunteer Coordinator, allison_greenleaf@fws.gov, (928) 215-1098
• $50,000 Per year

• Manage traps lines using foothold traps intended for canids in order to collect biological samples, affix radio collars, and translocation.
• Tracked and monitored canids landscape use and movement using tracks, trail cameras, scat, radio telemetry, and visual sightings. Then record the data in maps, databases, and other organized collections.
• Built relationships with stake holders including private land owners by addressing any issues, questions, and concerns with the intent of increasing Red Wolf Tolerance
• Cared for canids in permanent and temporary enclosures, including feeding, providing water, clearing scat, and observing the animal for any potential injuries or illnesses.
• Assisted with the maintenance of program vehicles and equipment. Including buidling and maintaining traps and acclimation pens.
• 40 Hours worked per week,
• Supervisor Joe Madison- NC Program Manager/Wildlife Biologist Red Wolf Recovery Program U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, joseph_madison@fws.gov, (252) 475-8259
• $55,510 per year salary

Assisted a grad student who's research project purpose was looking at how predator movements affect prey movements; specifically how coyotes and bobcats change white tailed deer movements. I moved half way through field season to a PhD project focused on bobcats, as we had met our quota for animal captures.

• Repaired and maintained foothold traps, cage traps, and other equipment necessary for trapping coyotes and bobcats.
• Scouted, placed, and managed a trapline of 20 foothold traps and several cage traps with the intent of catching coyotes and bobcats.
• Operated a network of cameras to assist with scouting locations for new trapping. The camera network was also used to increase the understanding of how the target animals interact with the traps.
• Constructed cage traps with proper lures and attractants to entice animals to enter the traps.
• When animals were captured, I worked in tandem with another technician to restrain the animals, then administered sedation drugs. Once under, we collected data including tail length, body length, foot length, weight, temperature, body photos, and teeth photos, canine teeth length. In addition to the body data collected an ear biopsy, hair samples, blood samples, and any parasites that were found on their bodies were collected. Each animal was also given an ear tag. Finally the animals were fitted with a Lotek collar that had both gps and vhf. Then the animals were given proper reversals and observed until recovered.
• Collected, sifted, and made wax dirt to be used in setting foothold traps.
• 37.5 hours worked per week
• Supervisor Abigail Weber- M. S. student Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory Southern Illinois University Carbondale, abigail.weber@siu.edu, (812)480-7322
• $13 per hour salary

Team lead in charge of creating, implementing, and monitoring projects that would be integrated into the Apple mapping process.

• Delegated duties and responsibilities for multiple projects to seven team members, ensuring those who were best suited for each project were assigned accordingly.
• Ensured the timelines and content needed from projects were executed on time and completely.
• Utilized proprietary GIS software to compile, analyze, validate, and cleanse metrics based on project findings in order to determine next steps for content that would ultimately be added to the mapping process.
• Created and updated workflows for new processes and ideas, which would eventually dictate how map creators would implement new features or processes.
• Devised possible upgrades to implement that could bolster the product or the mapping process, that may not have been directly related to specific projects we were working on.
• Established a preliminary project workflow for our team in coordination with my manager, determining the best approach and set up for projects. Once the initial project design was laid out, I would built the environment that our team would operate within.
• 40 hours worked per week
• Supervisor Anthony Rowe- Client Service Specialist Apex Systems, arowe@apexsystems.com 408-490-2138
• $26 per hour salary

Study on how early life feed experience influences the development of and relationship between normal and abnormal oral behaviors in dairy cattle.

• Recorded specific oral behaviors that were expressed by juvenile cows in 1-minute intervals, over the course of a 4 hour shift.
• 24 hours worked per week
• Supervisor Blair Downey-PhD Candidate, Animal Behavior Graduate Group, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis bdowney@ucdavis.edu, (203) 461-1075
• no salary, volunteer position

• Utilized radio telemetry to locate key species including lions, African wild dogs, and cheetahs that were monitored on Wildlife Reserves.
• Collected and analyzed photos and videos from camera traps for Wildlife Act Fund as well as the NGO Panthera.
• Prepared the plots from which data was collected for a PhD study determining the possibility of tracking and identifying individual animals using their footprints and advanced 3D mapping software.
• Provided support in the set up and capture of wild lions for both relocation to other reserves as well as the replacement of radio collars. This included preparing antelope bait, setting up the capture area, and moving the animals to their transfer crate.
• 40 hours worked per week
• Supervisor Antoine Marchal- Field Operations Manager for African Parks in Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Wildlife Monitor and supervisor Wildlife Act 27 (0)87 806 3293, antoinemarchalphotography@gmail.com
• no salary volunteer position