FWP Welcomes New Wolf Specialist to Livingston area and Regions 5 and 7

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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks welcomes Abby Nelson as the new Livingston-area and Regions 5 and 7 wolf specialist.

Nelson comes most recently from Wyoming where she was completing her Master of Science degree at the University of Wyoming and conducting research on wolf-livestock conflicts in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wyoming Game and Fish, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, and USDA Wildlife Services.

Nelson’s thesis project involved tracking the seasonal movements of wolves in relation to migratory and non-migratory elk, and examining how elk distribution, among other factors, influences the location of livestock depredations.

Prior to that Nelson worked for the Yellowstone Wolf Project from 2004 to mid-2007 as a field technician monitoring predator-prey interactions on Yellowstone’s Northern Range.

As a wolf management specialist for FWP, Nelson’s field area is the Paradise Valley in Region 3, and all of Regions 5 and 7. She is responsible for tracking, trapping, and collaring wolves, monitoring wolf activity, and working with USDA Wildlife Services to determine and implement management actions following confirmed wolf depredations of livestock.

Nelson is based in Livingston and can be reached at abnelson@mt.gov or 406-600-5150.

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