Author: Nicole

The lab continues to analyze the samples, and we are still awaiting the additional snow leopard samples from ACAP. From there we will see what kind of results we get and have already begun to put together a larger grant proposal to continue this important work. I am excited to see what comes of it… Read more

We left and started the long journey back to Kathmandu, with a stopover in Pokhara to break of the drive. At the lab, I had only a couple of days to do fecal floats on my samples to determine which parasites might be present. We also met to discuss the plan moving forward, which included… Read more

I discovered while I was in Nepal, when they said we would be leaving at 7AM sharp and to be ready, they usually meant 9. I was always up and ready to go early (because I hate not being on time) and would end up drinking tea and eating and waiting for the others. I… Read more

Finally, after waiting for what felt like a long time, we were ready to head to the Forbidden Kingdom of Lo Manthang to hopefully collect some samples. The trip was a long one, on some crazy roads that left me physically exhausted from the tension of holding myself still and not bouncing all over the… Read more

My first week and a half was filled with ups and downs and some serious uncertainty. I went to the lab that I was collaborating with and the first thing they said was they weren’t sure we would even be able to go to Lo Manthang. There was too much of a risk of snow… Read more

I arrived in Nepal after a week in Bangladesh, which I added onto my trip separately to help out the Creative Conservation Alliance (see this post for more on that). When I had arrived in Bangladesh and opened my suitcase, I discovered that someone, likely the airport security who checked my bag, stole the grant… Read more

In the months after receiving the funds, we spent several poorly coordinated zoom calls trying to work out some of the logistics. I say poorly coordinated because people were in various time zones and sometimes were very busy with other work that they didn’t show up to the calls. Overall, though, we managed to get… Read more

Study background and acquiring funding Several years back I was attending a wildlife conference in New Jersey, and I met a genetics researcher during the 5k fun run. After the run we chatted over breakfast and I found out that he had previously worked with snow leopards, studying their genetics of course. Well, if you… Read more

During the summer of 2024, I attended the Turtle Survival Alliance meeting in Arizona. It was so hot there, I thought I might die. I went, because I love turtles and tortoises, and I wanted to network with others doing the work and build collaborations for the future. I submitted an abstract for an oral… Read more

I created this website to showcase the services I provide as a wildlife veterinarian and researcher, while also providing a medium for people to get in contact with me. But I also want to provide some insight into what this work actually looks like on a day-to-day basis. I don’t think people realize the passion,… Read more