David Taylor (veterinary surgeon)

For other people named David Taylor, see David Taylor (disambiguation).

David Taylor
Born
David Conrad Taylor

(1934-02-11)11 February 1934
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Died29 January 2013(2013-01-29) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Veterinarian, author, television presenter

David Conrad Taylor, BVMS, FRCVS, FZS (11 February 1934 – 29 January 2013), was a British veterinary surgeon. He was the first veterinary surgeon to specialise in zoo and wildlife medicine. Taylor worked with zoo and wild animals from 1957, acting as a consultant on the treatment of some of the rarest species on Earth. He was world-renowned as an expert in marine mammal medicine.[1] From 1968, he was the vet in charge of Cuddles, the first captive orca to be kept in the UK, at Flamingo Park, North Yorkshire.[2]

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  2. ^ Pollard, Sandra (2014). Puget Sound Whales for Sale: The Fight to End Orca Hunting. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781625851390.