Listen in as your host, Anna Gustafson, chats with Caleigh Quick about what it's like to work as a tortoise biologist in the Mojave Desert with a highly trained service dog, Willow, at her side.

Learn more about the conservation work that Caleigh and Willow do together:

Instagram - @willowtree_sd

TikTok - @willowtree.sd

Transcript available here.

Additional Resources:

Michael's Angel Paws

Animals Working in Conservation

ADA Service Animal Information

[Disclaimer: Tortoises are a threatened species and both Caleigh and Willow are highly trained in their work with them; it is illegal to interact with these animals without a permit. As a service dog, Willow is highly trained and therefore poses no safety risk to the tortoises; she is allowed to accompany Caleigh to work because she is task-trained and considered a reasonable accomodation.]