Celine was born and raised in Iowa where she developed a passion for the outdoors through horse riding, camping, riding ATVs, and hunting. This love of nature led her to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Ecology at Iowa State University. After graduating, she traveled to various states to work as a wildlife technician for universities and state agencies. She gained the incredible opportunity to work with a variety of animals including moose, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, mule deer, grizzly bears, mountain lions, wolves, and greater sage-grouse. In January 2024, Celine joined Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute as a master’s student where her research focuses on pronghorn population dynamics in the Southern Great Plains of Oklahoma.
Celine Rickels, Master of Science
Pronghorn population dynamics in the Southern Great Plains
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