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Collette Thogerson, Assistant Field Supervisor Credit: USFWS Collette Thogerson, Assistant Field Supervisor, Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office, Ventura, Calif. Who is your conservation hero or mentor, and why? My grandmother is my conservation hero. She spent so much of her life helping animals. She did rescue and rehabilitation work, and never turned an injured or orphaned animal away. She was fascinated by what animals could teach us and her enthusiasm was so contagious. She even gave mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to an iguana once in order to save his life. She filled such an enormous need in her community and was loved by all creatures - great and small. Where did you go to school/military branch, and what did you study? When I graduated high school, I had the incredible opportunity to serve in the U.S. Air Force as a public affairs specialist. After getting out of the military, I earned a Bachelor of Science in animal biology from UC- Davis. I attended Purdue University and earned both a M.S. and Doctorate of Philosophy in animal behavior and well-being. How did you get interested in conservation? My story is incredibly cliché. I went to Sea World when I was five years old and fell passionately in love with the magnificent creatures that were there. From that moment on, I knew that I wanted to spend my life working with and protecting animals. As an undergraduate student, I volunteered with the Sacramento Zoo and my desire to work with animals grew into a lifelong dedication to helping protect them as well as the ecosystems on which they depend. What is the coolest plant or animal that you protect, conserve, restore or educate about? There are so many cool plants and animals that we protect and conserve. It is so hard to limit it to just one. However, I think southern sea otters are pretty cool. They are a keystone species, which means they play a critical role in their ecosystem. They help keep sea urchins populations in balance; therefore, when sea otters are around, kelp forests are able to flourish and create an incredibly productive habitat for a diverse array of organisms. They are also one of the few animals that use "tools." While floating around on their backs, they repeatedly smash rocks onto shellfish in order to break them open and enjoy the tasty morsels inside. They even teach this cool technique to their babies - that is, when they haven't tied them up in the kelp forests to keep them from floating off. How cool is that? Plus, they are just about the cutest animal I've ever seen. |
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