Sebastian Mendoza

• Performed invasive species control through the use and application of herbicides.
• Operated ATV/UTV, performed equipment maintenance, and used digital field maps to collect data.
• Tracked horned lizards through the use of radio telemetry, and entered data into online databases.
• Assisted with deer and elk surveys
• Assisted with prairie dog trapping, processing, and relocation.
• Assisted with the annual bison roundup.
• Collected, labeled, and organized biological samples.
• Performed repairs on corral systems.
• Entered and organized horned lizard data in online databases.
• Conducted vegetation surveys using established transect protocols

• Set up remote camera traps.
• Set up remote camera traps.
• Scouted remote areas for wood ducks
• Band and process captured wood ducks.
• Participated in rocket net capture.
• Built swim in wire-traps for wood ducks.
• Used radio telemetry to track ducks fitted with transmitters.
• Review and organize pictures from remote cameras, and update online shared data files.
• Piloted small watercraft.

Mexican Gray Wolf Project Duties:

• Set up remote food catches.
• Set up and check trail cameras.
• Tracked wild animals with radio telemetry.
• Assisted in wolf captures.
• Preparing IVs and vaccines, and administering them
• Placed radio collars on animals.
• Placed radio color on animals.
• Wolf transfers for in-state, out-of-state, and international transfers.
• Conducted behavioral observations during the breeding season, and took note of any breeding behavior or breeding events.
• I assisted during helicopter captures for wolf counts in Alpine, AZ.

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge Duties:

• Weekly Integrated Waterbird Management and Monitoring Surveys (IWMM).
• Conduct weekly Sandhill Crane counts during spring migration, as well as identifying and counting all migrating waterbirds to be reported to the national database.
• Team lead for highly pathogenic avian influenza sampling, retrieved diseased birds from wetland units, and took swab samples in partnership with the USDA.
• Input data in Excel spreadsheets for deer spotlight surveys, bird surveys, water quality, and daily weather reporting.
• Set camera traps along the Pecos River at different sections of the refuge to look for wildlife activity and possible feral swine activity
• Used ArcGIS and TrackMan to record and map targeted areas.
• Barb-wire fence conversion: took down the old refuge boundary fence and replaced it with a Pronghorn (antelope) friendly fence.
• Assist other federal and state agencies with projects such as lesser prairie chicken surveys, or replanting of native cottonwoods along the Pecos River.