Dr. Shrestha has worked for the Department of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and other international Conservation organizations, and studied in the fields of veterinary science and animal husbandry recieving his PH.D from Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 1995 for his work on reproductive performance, nutrition and stress in the Asian elephants in Nepal. Dr. Shrestha is currently working in Animal Research with the University of Florida.