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Rick Dowler

Rick Dowler

Television executive producer and showrunner of animal-focused non-fiction series including Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom (Disney+/Nat Geo), Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet, and Critter Fixers.

Sep 15, 2026

9:27
You'd mentioned working in Belize and, and that sort of thing.
9:30
Certainly.
9:31
Oh my gosh, I'm sure you are obviously talking about the incredible, great, just...
9:36
I'm gonna say what? Let me start that over just 'cause that almost sounded like another show on the network.
9:41
Um, [chuckles] the amazing, um, you are obviously talking about, uh, Dr. Michelle Oakley, who is incredible, is one of the sharpest, smartest, most amazing veterinarians I, or just humans I've ever worked with.
9:54
Uh, she's so cool.
9:56
Um, yeah, and, uh, I got to work with her, you know, she practiced in Haines Junction, Whitehorse area, but also would come over to Haines and, you know, had me in the Anchorage, Wasilla, Palmer [chuckles] greater metro area on many occasions, uh, working on that show for Nat Geo Wild.
11:40
Of course.

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