Kevin McKelvey works from the Rocky Mountain Research Station. He has been involved with extensive research projects into the monitoring of wildlife.
Kevin is the team leader of a unit which monitors disturbance of the ecological systems. This has included the largest carnivore survey ever - The National Lynx Survey.
The Rocky Mountain Research Station is one of five regional units that make up the US Forest Service Research and Development organization — the most extensive natural resources research organization in the world. It maintains 14 research locations throughout a 14-state territory encompassing the Great Basin, Southwest, Rocky Mountains and parts of the Great Plains. The Station employs over 400 permanent full-time employees, including roughly 100 research scientists.
Scientists conduct research that spans an area containing 52% of the nation's National Forest System lands (54 National Forests and Grasslands). In the lower 48 states, this territory also includes 55% of the nation's BLM lands; 48% of the designated wildernesses; 37% of National Park Service lands; numerous other public and tribal lands; and 41% of the non-urban/rural private lands.
The Station administers and conducts research on 14 experimental forests, ranges and watersheds while maintaining long-term databases for these areas. It also oversees activities on more than 260 Research Natural Areas and lead ecosystem management and research partnership projects in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico and Nevada.
Kevin graduated from Missoula Mt in 1984, completed a Master’s degree there by 1986, and obtained a PhD from the University of Florida in 1990. He is based at:
Wildlife Ecology Research Unit
Rocky Mountain Research Station
800 E. Beckwith Ave.
Missoula MT 59801
www.rmrs.nau.edu/wildlife/genetics/mckelvey.php
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