Dr. Ashley Barratclough graduated from the Royal Veterinary College in 2009.

She has spent 10 years in clinical practice ranging from small animal, farm and equine through to zoo, wildlife and aquatic species. She obtained her Masters in Wild Animal Health from the Zoological Society of London in 2013 focused on the North Atlantic right whale. Subsequently she obtained her Masters of Science focused on manatee conservation from the University of Florida in 2015. Dr. Barratclough’s current focus is applying clinical research to conservation medicine particularly to the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on bottlenose dolphin health.