Michelle Oakley

No two days are ever the same for Dr. Michelle Oakley, the only all-species vet for hundreds of miles in the Yukon Territory in Northern Canada. She could be darting bison by helicopter, stalking wolverines in the wilderness, performing surgery on a bear, or facing any number of new challenges with the amazing animals of the north. Animals - both wild and domestic - are incredibly important to the people of the Yukon, and Dr. Oakley will do anything to keep them safe and healthy. Dr. Oakley welcomes viewers into her world with her Nat Geo WILD television series, "Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet," as well as with her Saturday morning series "Wilderness Vet," which airs on NBC. Committed to her clients and helping local animals, she often drives hundreds of miles a day through snowy mountain passes in extreme temperatures. Most of her clients live off the grid, sometimes without power or running water. In addition to the clinic she runs out of her home in southwest Yukon, Dr. Oakley runs her own