Colton Padilla (MS Student)

Colton Padilla is from Tomé, New Mexico and did his undergraduate work at New Mexico State University. Following his graduation he works for several agencies, including New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the Nevada Division of Wildlife. Colton returned to Las Cruces in 2021 to commence thesis work on a project that examines the effects of forest fires on the ecological parasitology of game species.