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Katie Elder

Katie Elder

Wildlife Conservation Manager at the Catalina Island Conservancy, where she leads the Catalina Island fox conservation program.

Sep 10, 2026

24:17
the day.
24:36
Okay, what do I have to know? What do you have to know? That's a great question.
24:41
Today's our final day of trapping, so we're not going to be resetting the trap.
24:44
We'll just be taking it out of the field.
24:47
We always record what the status of the trap is, so whether it's empty, whether it's got a squirrel in it, whether it's got a raven in it, whether it's got a fox in it.
24:58
If it does have a fox, we'll scan it and see if it has a pit tag.
25:03
So you're scanning the fox? Right.

10 MINS LATER

34:36
Next, Katie examined the fox's eyes.
5:39
Yep.
5:39
For us, I don't want to work with somebody that I'm not getting a Christmas card from.
5:43
So, like, I want you to know my husband's name.
5:46
I want you to know our family.
5:47
I want you to know what we stand for, our ethic, our integrity.
5:51
Those are what you're paying for when you pay for somebody that's an individual that's coming into your unit and working that unit every time.
5:59
So if I make a mistake, I make a mistake.

8 MINS LATER

14:21
Yep.

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