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Okwir (He/Him)

Wildlife Veterinarian, Gorilla Doctors

About Okwir

Dr. Ricky joined the Gorilla Doctors as a Uganda Field Veterinarian in November 2014. He completed his Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine at Makerere University in2011 and a Master’s degree in Global Health and Infectious Diseases from the University of Edinburgh in 2014. Dr. Ricky completed an internship with the Gorilla Doctors Uganda PREDICT team during his time in the BVM program and continued to volunteer with Gorilla Doctors following completion of his degree. He then joined the Budongo Conservation Field Station as a Veterinary Intern in the Chimpanzee Health Monitoring Program and the PREDICT/Smithsonian Institution as a Field Coordinator for the Veterinarian-Animal Mortality Monitoring Program in Queen Elizabeth National Park.

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Charity/Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)

Areas of expertise

Research Species Management

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Yes

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