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Dr. Michael Briggs is
the co-founder and CEO of APCRO, as well as the Principal Investigator for several of the conservation projects. His
zoo and wildlife career began in 1984 after his gradation from Washington State
University College of Veterinary
Medicine. After school he spent 20 years in the zoo world as both a staff and associate veterinarian at major U.S. zoos. During this tenure he obtained his Master's
degree in Veterinary medicine with an emphasis on parasitology and theriogenology. Since the beginning of his career,
he has worked in the field in Africa including South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.
He had field experience with game capture as well as a myriad of research projects, many of which have focused on carnivores.
According to Dr. Briggs, "The conservation of the wild carnivores is the most important direction I could take with my life
and career. I intend to help improve the chances of these animals surviving long-term and to help any group with that
common goal."
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| Beth Ament, CVT assiting with immobilization of a female leopard |
Beth Ament is the co-founder
and Executive Administrator for APCRO. After working in the zoo animal field since 1988 in Wisconsin, Iowa and
Minnesota, Beth obtained her Certified Veterinary
Technician certificate and is currently a licensed vet tech. Unlike most CVT's she has worked on lions about as much
as she has dogs and cats from her small animal experience. She has assisted Dr. Briggs for the last eight years
with various conservation projects ranging from work with pinnipeds to the African carnivore work. Her experience in
the zoo community started by providing animal behavior modification to various zoo species. She has taken a strong
role in field research because she feels she can "make the greatest impact where the animals truly need the most help."
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