Faculty

 Kazveen Umrigar
Dr. Kazveen UmrigarAdjunct Faculty

Profile

Wildlife conservation and animal welfare with expertise in managing zoological establishments, zoo management and administration, up-gradation of older facilities and developing new facilities, accomplished veterinary and curatorial skills backed by extensive field experience in animal husbandry, focused on animal welfare, animal enrichment and wildlife conservation, designed world class animal exhibits for the modernization of the Veermata Jijabai Udyan and Zoo, Mumbai, Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune and Bird Park at Gulab Baug, Udaipur

Master of Science in Wild Animal Health
University of London, Royal Veterinary College, London, United Kingdom

Bachelor in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry
Konkan Agricultural University, Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai, India

Wildlife conservation and animal welfare with expertise in managing zoological establishments, zoo management and administration, up-gradation of older facilities and developing new facilities, accomplished veterinary and curatorial skills backed by extensive field experience in animal husbandry, focused on animal welfare, animal enrichment and wildlife conservation, designed world class animal exhibits for the modernization of the Veermata Jijabai Udyan and Zoo, Mumbai, Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune and Bird Park at Gulab Baug, Udaipur

  • Consultant, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
  • Collaborating with the Senior Research Associate on a project to introduce Virus Neutralization Protocols to tiger range countries and quantify the exposure of endangered tiger populations to Canine Distemper Virus
  • Content Writer and Conceptualizer, Dharti Designs, Bangalore, India
  • Conceptualize and write content for signage pertaining to zoo and nature interpretation.
    Greenpro India Consultants Pvt Ltd, Mumbai, India Design Co-ordinator , in accordance with the rules of the Central Zoo Authority of India and prepared master plan documents.
  • Jurong Bird Park, Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Singapore Avian Curator
  • Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park, Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune, India
    Zoo Director
  • HRH Prince Sultan Foundation – IFCDW, Ait-melloul, Morocco
    Senior Veterinarian
    Was responsible for preventive and therapeutic veterinary treatment to the breeding stock of adult houbara bustards (Chlamydotis undulata undulata) and 1500+ chicks reared each breeding season.

     

  • Case of egg bound condition in an Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) Umrigar, K.D. Zoos' Print Journal, 2004, 19(1), pp. 1331
  • Contraception in a blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) using melengesterol acetate Umrigar, K.D., Belsare, A.V., Zoos' Print Journal, 2003, 18(6), pp. 1129