G&F hires new wildlife managers in Cody Region

CODY - The Cody region of the Wyoming Game and Fish recently welcomed Ashleigh Rhea and Andy Roosa their new roles in the Big Horn Basin.
Rhea has been selected as the new wildlife biologist for the Worland/Thermopolis district, replacing Bart Kroger who retired last December.  Rhea previously served as a habitat mitigation biologist for Game and Fish in the Pinedale Region. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wyoming in wildlife and fisheries management and a master’s degree in zoology and physiology from the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at the University of Wyoming.
Andy Roosa has been selected as the new Thermopolis game warden, replacing Heather Sterling, who transferred to Evanston.  Roosa previously served as a game warden in Torrington, Rock Springs and Green River, and most recently trained new game wardens in his role as a recruitment, retention and training officer for Game and Fish.  Roosa holds a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology and management from the University of Wyoming, and prior to employment with Game and Fish, served in the U.S. Army for seven years.
The Thermopolis game warden district encompasses most of Hot Springs County and includes the Bighorn River, one of Wyoming’s premier trout fisheries. The Worland/Thermopolis biologist district spans the southern portion of the Big Horn Basin and includes Washakie and Hot Springs counties and small portions of south Bighorn and Park counties.