Tucker Russell is the Tribal Liaison for the Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab. An enrolled member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, Tucker grew up on the Wind River Reservation near Lander where he became interested in wildlife biology. He attended the University of Wyoming as an undergraduate and studied Zoology and Physiology. During this time, he worked at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory studying Toxoplasma gondii and Coccidia.

 After completing his undergraduate degree in 2019, Tucker worked in multiple jobs across the state of Wyoming that entailed monitoring and managing wildlife such as bighorn sheep, pronghorn, and mule deer. In the fall of 2020, he would go on to work with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department as a wildlife technician in Jackson where he gained experience working with large carnivores, non-game animals, and big game species. During his time in Jackson, Tucker became increasingly interested in the ecology of wildlife disease and returned to the University of Wyoming in the spring of 2022 to pursue his master's degree. His research aimed to understand what factors influenced chronic wasting disease (CWD) transmission in mule deer in the Wind River Basin. This past spring, Tucker completed his degree and transition to his new role with the Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab. As the Tribal Liaison, he focuses on conservation challenges on and around the Wind River Reservation.