Sharon
Redrobe
BSc(Hons) BVetMed CertZooMed MRCVS
Sharon is now based at Bristol Zoo Gardens
as the Head of Veterinary Services.
She has worked exclusively with exotic animal species for the last nine
years and holds the RCVS Certificate in Zoological Medicine.
Sharon is currently the Head of Veterinary
Services at Bristol Zoo Gardens, responsible for the
veterinary care of over 1,200 animals, covering some 350 species of
birds, mammals, fish and invertebrates. (see press release)
News:
UK's first rabbit only clinic rabbit only clinic opens in Bristol
Sharon has published widely
on exotic animal matters and spoken at numerous national and
international conferences. (see current speaking engagements and Publications )
more...
For those wishing to pursue a career in zoo or wildlife veterinary medicine,
visit this site for info on the MSc in Wild Animal Health:
[www.rvc.ac.uk] MSc_Wild_Animal_Health
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These small tortoises are Egyptian tortoises (Testudo kleinmanni).
They are extinct in Egypt and these animals are part of a captive breeding strategy.
Eventually this species will be reintroduced into Egypt, in fact I was there in
November 1999 checking the health status of the first 100 animals to be released.
These pictures show the use
of a Doppler probe to listen to the heart beats
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