[00:00:00] Katie Perkins: Welcome to Our Wild Lives, The Wildlife Society's podcast, sharing stories of wildlife, wild places, and the people dedicated to their conservation. We're your hosts, Katie Perkins 

[00:00:15] Ed Arnett: and Ed Arnett at The Wildlife Society. Our mission is to empower wildlife professionals to advance conservation through science, community, and professional excellence.

[00:00:26] Ed Arnett: This show takes our listeners straight to the heart of conservation, sharing compelling stories from wildlife students and professionals doing critical work around the world.

[00:00:36] Katie Perkins: On Our Wild Lives, we'll talk with experts and up and coming voices about what's happening in the field of wildlife conservation today. 

[00:00:44] Ed Arnett: We'll bring you the conversations that reveal what it really takes to conserve wildlife and their habitats in today's world. 

[00:00:51] Emily Shertzer: "I remember the first time I held a bird, it's just like an amazing feeling to just realize how complicated and interesting their lives are and get to see [00:01:00] that up close."

[00:01:00] John Organ: "All of a sudden, this eyeball opens up and I was face to face with this adult female bear, and I'm shining the light right in her eye and her eye is blinking and we can't get her. I can't get her from here!" 

[00:01:11] Clare Kuhn: "We take the truck in... immediately, just sinks down two feet. We're grabbing dead sage and we're grabbing cow pies and we are layering it up."

[00:01:19] Sam Kieschnick: "All of these things make a mosaic that is genuinely filled with biodiversity. The, the critters and plants that can live with us and that we can live with them, it is just filled with biodiversity." 

[00:01:33] Katie Perkins: So whether you're a wildlife professional, student, or just someone who loves learning about the natural world, come join us on our journey into the field, into the lab to Capitol Hill and beyond. Every wildlife has a story, 

[00:01:46] Ed Arnett: and we're here to tell them! 

[00:01:48] Katie Perkins: This is Our Wild Lives. Listen, wherever you get your podcasts.