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A bit wild: the work of a zoo vet
11/02/2020
Justine Shotton began her vet career caring for domestic species before fulfilling a long-held ambition to work with wild animals -
Improving practice hygiene through research
01/02/2020
Katie Whalley won the first MSD Animal Health Veterinary Nurse Research Bursary, which is supporting her research into improving practice hygiene -
Working with all creatures great and small
30/11/2019
Sarah Chapman is co-director of Chapman Zoo Consultancy – a job with lots of variety. Here, she describes her route to specialisation. -
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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Taking the next steps in Zoological Medicine
01/11/2018
Daniella Dos Santos is the current BVA Junior Vice President and an exotics & small animal vet. Here she explains the different options and steps available within zoological medicine -
Eleanor Taylor was a zoo keeper before gaining a place at the Royal Veterinary College. Her current research project involves working with ZSL London Zoo’s penguin colony
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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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Jenny Jaffe is a veterinarian who works on disease risk analysis and health surveillance at the Zoological Society of London
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Researcher Geoffrey Smith wants to encourage younger vets to embark on a similar career – one that benefits animals and people
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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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Jess is a qualified vet, works as a presenter for CBeebies, a children's author and a teacher for school groups interested in animals
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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 -
Richard Saunders works predominantly with zoo and exotic pet animal species and is based at Bristol Zoo. He also teaches at the University of Bristol and consults at a local small animal referral centre
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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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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 -
How to become an exotic veterinary nurse
26/05/2012
Emma Whitlock is a senior avian and exotic veterinary nurse at Great Western Exotics. Here, she describes the route her career has taken