Dr. Robin Radcliffe, DVM

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Robin W. Radcliffe is a wildlife veterinarian whose life and work encompass the conservation of endangered species. With more than 20 years of professional experience with species conservation, he directs the Cornell Conservation Medicine Program at Cornell University, a collaborative initiative focused on providing innovative health-based solutions to address real-world conservation problems in endangered species populations and landscapes around the world.

 

Dr. Radcliffe works on diverse species from the honey bee to the rhinoceros. His work with rhinoceroses includes programs in both Indonesia and Africa where he partners with other scientists and organizations to conduct research that has direct conservation impacts. His interests extend beyond medicine to embrace the people of the region, an integral resource that is essential to long-term and sustainable solutions to conservation problems.

 

Most recently he has joined with Dr. Jane Goodall to help train the next generation of conservation scientists and help save the great apes and rhinos as icons of the rainforest. Together with Jane, he authored a children’s book about the Indonesian rhinos entitled, The Hornless Rhinoceros, and developed a unique dance program for the children of Sumatra. Dr. Radcliffe was awarded a Diplomate in the American College of Zoological Medicine, and earned Bachelor of Veterinary Science and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from the University of Minnesota in St. Paul.