David Taylor, was one of the first British veterinary surgeons to specialise in wildlife medicine, and worked with zoos, wildlife parks and circuses around the world. Was born in Rochdale, Lancashire, he studied at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine in 1956.
Some contributions to Veterinary Medicine:
-He was awarded the first RCVS Fellowship for a wild animal topic, and was recognised as an RCVS specialist in zoo and wildlife medicine, areas to which he made significant contributions.
-He was the first user of the dart gun and was the first vet to trial and adopt the newer immobilising drugs for large animals.
-He was not impressed with the standard of care at the zoo and became determined to do something about it, a determination that eventually led to him co-founding the International Zoo Veterinary Group, an association of vets that treats wild, rare and endangered species around the world.
For all this and more, Taylor was important in promoting awareness and respect for the natural world.
I found him in the TV, in BBC, they made a televicion program based in his autobiography.
He wrote about his experiences in a series of popular books that began with Zoo Vet: World of a Wildlife Vet in 1976 and led to many sequels
He also wrote a number of successful guidebooks on domestic animals, most famously Think Cat about feline psychology.
