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 Welcome to Wildlife Conservation Insights Podcast. This is Episode 4.  

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.   Sharon has conducted conservation medicine projects in 30 countries around the world including health-monitoring program for gorillas in central Africa, health assessments of sea turtles in Africa and the Americas, health and ecological studies of maned wolves in Bolivia, health care of working elephants in Asia, and avian and giant tortoise studies in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.   Sharon is currently the director of the Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine.   

In this episode we will talk about One Health that is “ a rolling movement, an initiative where many different disciplines come together to optimize the health of human and non-human animals, plants and the environment that sustained us.” People start to realize that “We are all connected: our health is dependent on animal health.” The great thing about One Health is that it is “all about finding solutions.”   

Dr. Deem will walk us through some projects she worked or is working on to illustrate the power of One Health.  

“Deciding to preserve our planet is everyone’s matter: Yes! One person does matter”  

It is the time to “use your voice and amplify it”, this is our opportunity to listen, understand and take action, “be part of the solution”. 

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