Auteur/autrice : Estelle Rousselet

Today my guest is Dr. Fidisoa Rasambainarivo. Fidy and I met back in 2012 in Lyon, France, at the joint conference of the WDA (Wildlife Diseases Association) and EWDA. At that time, I was still a vet student and Fidy was doing his master’s degree. Dr. Rasambainarivo is a wildlife veterinarian interested in the ecological…

Today is a very special episode: my guest is Dr. Terry Norton. Terry is one of my mentors and he has been my inspiration for many years. He is the reason I did a residency in zoological and aquatic medicine; making me understand that everything is possible if you work hard and are passionate.  Dr.…

Today I chatted with Dr. Sharon Deem.   Dr. Deem is a wildlife veterinarian and epidemiologist. She is board certified from the American College of Zoological Medicine with a professional focus on diseases shared between domestic animals, wildlife, and people, and the impact of environmental change and human interactions on the health of wildlife populations.…

Today I chatted with Megan Stolen a research scientist at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute in Florida. Megan is an expert in marine mammal biology and stranding investigation. She also studies North American river otters which includes citizen science approach, as part of One Health. She works at the interface of ecology, conservation medicine and forensics.   …

Today I chatted with Dr. Andrea Bogomolni, a researcher, artist and naturalist. Dr. Andrea is an interdisciplinary scientist. She earned a PhD in pathobiology from the University of Connecticut. Her research is directed towards understanding and interpreting interdisciplinary aspects of Ocean Health, and has largely focused on pathogen transmission in marine animals and the marine…

Today Dr. Rousselet chatted with Dr. Hofmeyer, a wildlife veterinarian working in South Africa and Botswana. He shares his vision about Conservation, One Health and the challenges when people, lifestock and rhinoceroses live together. « We have to change the way we behave, from an individual level… » After qualifying as a veterinarian, Markus worked at a variety…

Why Conservation matters? This text, including abstracts from scientific papers and pictures found here are supposed to illustrate what is being discussed in the trailer-why conservation matters? Current extinction rates and loss of biodiversity is outstandingly high and is accelerating directly or indirectly from human activities. The role of human actions, which include biological impoverishment,…