Country Representative ZIMBABWE, WDA-AME SC communications officer

​I am Lara Nicholson. My passion for wildlife and conservation was instilled in me from a young age by my father who is currently a photographic safari guide, with experience in translocation and maintenance of captive wild cats. Through my childhood I spent many hours in ‘the bush’ alongside my father, learning about the African wildlife and ecology. I channelled this interest into my career; have a BSc Zoology from the University of Pretoria, where I had a mentorship under Prof. A. Bastos’ Molecular Epidemiology and Zoology research group. I have worked in Zambia, and since then returned home to Zimbabwe to begin a BVSc at the University of Zimbabwe; in addition I currently work as a specimen collector for the NHRA and the Mashonaland Turf Club as well as being an SPCA volunteer and a Mukuvusi Woodlands Reserve member.