Animal care curator Heather Down, left, and Mike Barnes, director of animal care and health, transport a fox, evacuated from the Big Bear Alpine Zoo due to the Line Fire, back to the zoo from the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Zoo personnel load a crate holding a fox, evacuated due to the Line Fire, to transport it back to the Big Bear Alpine Zoo from the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Alex Palmer, an animal keeper from the Big Bear Alpine Zoo, trains Piper, a red fox evacuated due to the Line Fire, to get comfortable with a crate before transporting her from the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Piper, a red fox evacuated from the Big Bear Alpine Zoo due to the Line Fire, walks out of a crate during training to become comfortable with it before being transported back to the zoo from the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Animal care curator Heather Down, left, and Mike Barnes, director of animal care and health, share a light moment while transporting a fox, evacuated from the Big Bear Alpine Zoo due to the Line Fire, back to the zoo from the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Alex Palmer, an animal keeper from the Big Bear Alpine Zoo, carries a crate to prepare for transporting Piper, a red fox evacuated due to the Line Fire, back to the zoo from the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)