Ana Basto

Ana teaches across a range of veterinary and exotic animal medicine modules, with a focus on practical clinical skills and welfare for small mammals, reptiles, and other non-traditional species. She brings experience from her previous role in veterinary practice, in which she also explored research in wildlife health, disease surveillance, and cross-species transmission. Ana has published multiple papers and enjoys supervising students, and she looks forward to supporting student research and contributing to collaborative projects as her role develops.

Ana Basto is a wildlife veterinarian and Lecturer in Exotic and Wildlife Medicine. She has over a decade of international clinical experience across several countries, working with zoos, wildlife rescue centres, conservation NGOs, universities, and government agencies such as the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

In her last role, Ana led veterinary teams in clinical practice and managed a national One Health programme in Namibia, coordinating rabies vaccination campaigns and community education in rural areas. She has supervised international undergraduate and postgraduate students in both field and clinical settings and delivered lectures and workshops on wildlife medicine and conservation to students and veterinarians in Brazil, Namibia, Somaliland, India, United States and the United Kingdom.

Her research focuses on anaesthesia and welfare in wild felids and spans conservation and wildlife medicine, disease surveillance, One Health and the health related issues in the intersection between humans and wildlife. Ana’s teaching emphasises practical skills, ethical decision-making, and preparing graduates to work confidently with exotic species.