Ocelots can be feisty, and researchers Lindsay Martinez, Meghan Murphy and Haylee Pearce are well aware that they can scratch worse than the Tamaulipan thornscrub they live in.

In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” East Foundation researchers and field technicians take host Katie Rohrbach and associate editor Joshua Rapp Learn to El Sauz Ranch—one of the only footholds ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) have north of the Mexican border—to check trap lines.

Murphy, Pearce and Martinez discuss the challenges the small cat population faces in South Texas as well as what the East Foundation is doing to survey and protect ocelots.

Learn more about the East Foundation: https://eastfoundation.net/

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As a kid, Rae Wynn-Grant dreamed of traveling the world to tell stories about wildlife science. But the path to realizing this dream wasn’t always clear.

In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” Rae Wynn-Grant, large carnivore ecologist, author, podcast host and co-host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild recounts the long days in the field, advanced college degrees and harsh rejections that led to her dream career as a nature show host.

This episode spans tales from her work with bears and lions to the challenges she faces as a Black woman in conservation. She also shares her advice for other wildlife scientists looking to communicate their work in a new way.

“Our Wild Lives” is The Wildlife Society’s biweekly podcast, sharing compelling stories from wildlife professionals doing critical work around the world. Your hosts, Katie Rohrbach and Ed Arnett, of The Wildlife Society, bring you thought-provoking conversations with leading experts and emerging voices.

Further reading:

Meet Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant: https://www.raewynngrant.com/

Listen to the newest season of Mutual of Omaha’s: Wild Kingdom “Back from the Brink” podcast: https://www.mutualofomaha.com/wild-kingdom/the-podcast

“You Belong in the Wild” childrens book - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/824938/you-belong-in-the-wild-by-dr-rae-wynn-grant/

Watch Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild: https://www.youtube.com/@wildkingdom

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Since the first mass wildlife casualty events at commercial windfarms in the early 2000s, conservationists have raised concerns about the impacts of wind energy development.

In this episode of “Our Wild Lives,” Misti Sporer, senior director of Environment and Permitting at Deriva Energy and Greg Forcey, senior principal scientist at Normandeau Associates, Inc. talk about their experiences working as wildlife biologists in wind energy projects.

Together they share the advancements in mitigation technologies like smart curtailment and acoustic monitoring as well as the policies and practices in place to protect wildlife at wind farms.

“Our Wild Lives” is The Wildlife Society’s biweekly podcast, sharing compelling stories from wildlife professionals doing critical work around the world. Your hosts, Katie Rohrbach and Ed Arnett, of The Wildlife Society, bring you thought-provoking conversations with leading experts and emerging voices.

Resources:
Connect with Misti - https://www.linkedin.com/in/misti-sporer-7218637a/
Connect with Greg - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregforcey/

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