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Charlotte Stiles took a hands-on approach both before and during her veterinary course to gain practical experience of wildlife health across various continents, countries and species
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A picture is worth a thousand words
18/12/2021
A passion for African wildlife led vet Michael Kock into a career in conservation – a career he has spent 40+ years documenting through a camera lens -
After 36 years in practice, luck presented Nigel Hicks with the opportunity to work with wildlife – something he had always wanted to do – but was he prepared for the challenge?
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Nature detective and MI5 agent
25/09/2021
Maxwell Knight was a supporter of the veterinary profession and closely associated with it. He was also Britain’s greatest spymaster and the model for ‘M’ in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels -
David Couper works at the RSPCA’s West Hatch Wildlife Centre, where the focus is on rehabilitating sick and injured British wildlife
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Michaela Vinales volunteers abroad, working with species beyond the experience of most vet nurses, although her full-time job is a more traditional role in small animal practice
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With an already packed curriculum, there are certain subjects that vet schools cannot cover in the depth some students might like. Graduate-entry student Bryanna Mariel Andrews stepped up to help fill some of the gaps
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Marine life rescue vet Natalie Waddington has a hands-on role that means being out in all weathers. She also keeps up to date with rescue techniques and encourages vets and vet nurses to volunteer
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Vets Joao Almeida and Manuel Lamas set up European Wildlife Service to support conservation and zoo industries. It also offers extramural experiences for vet students
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Vet pathologist James Barnett has been awarded the ZSL Silver Medal for his outstanding work in the field of wildlife conservation involving marine mammals.
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Justine Shotton is currently Head vet at Marwell zoo, having built her career on travel and experiences
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A career as an elephant vet
25/03/2017
Born and raised in Nepal, Sarad saw his first elephant at Chitwan National Park and decided to build his career around them -
Bev Panto discusses her career highlights as a wildlife vet, including running the UK's first clinical wildlife rotation
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James Chatterton is veterinary services manager at Auckland Zoo. Part of his role involves providing veterinary care for the kakapo, one of the most endangered birds in New Zealand
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ECZM residents discuss their experiences
03/09/2016
2 ECZM residents who are on 3 year training programmes being run jointly by the Zoological Society of London and the Royal Veterinary College discuss their experiences -
An experience of veterinary work in Chad
14/01/2016
Alice Whittle was given the opportunity to travel to southern Chad to work with Cooperazione Internazionale -
An interest in wildlife and natural systems has absorbed Richard Kock's working life. Here he discusses his career in both conservation management and academia
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EMS field assistant adventures in the Amazon
03/05/2014
Fourth-year vet student Renata Snow spent a summer in the Amazon rainforest as part of her EMS -
Animal Asia is a charity dedicated to ending bear bile farming and takes an integrated approach to caring for bears
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Job sharing in wildlife conservation
22/02/2014
Michelle O'Brien and Katie Beckmann share the role of Veterinary and Wildlife Health Officer at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, allowing them the flexibility to pursue other interests