Manuel Silva, M.S.

Biography

I was born in Lubbock and raised on a small ranch just outside of Wolfforth Texas. The ranch is where I developed a passion for the outdoors. It wasn't until after my service in the Marine Corps that I acquired my passion for hunting. My enthusiasm for hunting grew into an obsession with wildlife and conservation. I earned my Bachelor's Degree in Natural Resources Management with an emphasis in Wildlife Biology here at Texas Tech University . During my undergraduate studies I was awarded the opportunity as the lead field technician for a long-term study to evaluate influences of land management practices on thermal landscapes in Sand Shinnery Oak Prairies.  My experience as a research technician helped prepare me for my current research project in which I will be working to quantify the fundamental processes influencing scaled quail population dynamics to  establish land management practices that will significantly improve habitat and enhance scaled quail populations.