

Caroline Berger
Qualifications
Degree in Veterinary Science
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Position
Internship in Wildlife Population Health 2022-23
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Overview
Nowadays the concept of One health is becoming more and more important. I studied vet medicine to work in animal welfare and conservation medicine. The WildCoM Research Group deals with global environmental changes and aims to put a stop to the dramatic consequences such as biodiversity loss or the emerge of infectious diseases. I am also very passionate about the conservation of our environment and want to make a difference for wildlife and wild places. Improving my expertise in wildlife health, conservation biology, disease ecology and epidemiology will help me to protect nature and create a more sustainable environment. In the future I would like to keep working in conservation medicine as a PhD student or Resident in Wildlife Population Health.
Background
Participating in a Marine Conservation Project in Fiji and volunteering in a Wildlife Rescue Center in Ecuador gave me first insights of the wide field of wildlife related work options.
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Conservation Medicine was one of my priorities during my studies at the Veterinary University of Vienna. Practical and theoretical courses at the Institute for Wildlife and Ecology (FIWI) gave me a good insight of scientific research work and the education on wildlife population health. I also earned basic skills in capture, wildlife anesthesia and pathology of zoological animals.
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During a semester abroad in South Africa I was able to work with wildlife vets. I spent several weeks in community clinics and different National Parks where we took part in capture and relocation projects of nyalas and elephants. I completed my degree in Veterinary Science in 2020.
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In the last 2 years I was working in small animal clinics to gain practical skills in internal and surgical medicine. I was also working for an animal welfare association that organizes spaying and neutering projects in Greece, Romania and Cape Verde.
