Published: 2019-01-03
Dr. Michelle Oakley is the all-species veterinarian who specializes at wild animals and has featured on National Geographic's Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet. She was also a cast member on Wilderness Vet where she traveled with her colleagues in wildlife preservations and farms helping the animals in need.
She also runs the conservation programs throughout Canada, Scandinavia, Europe, and Sri Lanka.
When Michelle was an undergraduate at Michigan, she made her first trip to the southwest Yukon as a field assistant. There the lady had a fateful encounter with a local wildland firefighter Shane Oakley, and the pair fell in love. She then tied the knot with her firefighter husband Shane in December 1992.
The couple is parents of their three lovely daughters named Sierra Oakley, Maya Oakley, and Willow Oakley. Her two eldest daughters Sierra (born in 1988) studies criminology in Nova Scotia, and Maya (born in 1989) is following her mother's footstep. Maya is pursuing her pre-vet degree in London, a city of Canada in southwestern Ontario. Michelle and her husband Shane rejoiced the birth of their third daughter Willow in 2005.
While Michelle got occupied with her work in May 2017, she shared a snapshot of her husband and her three adorable gems enjoying their family campaign. The TV personality remained somehow sad as she missed the trip where Shane and their daughters had fun in their Haines, Alaska campfire.
During her October 2018 interview with thestar.com, the Wilderness Vet starlet talked about her daughters and said:
Her daughter Sierra has also made her appearance on National Geographic's Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet alongside Michelle in 2017.
Michelle was born to her parents Steve Plantinga and Georgia Plantinga. Her father Steve and mother Georgia resides in Schererville, Indiana. As for Michelle, she lives in Haines Junction with her family consisting of her husband and three children.
Her father Steve has cancer and is improving gradually. With Steve, the veterinarian loved to watch the fishing of Captain Dave on F/V Hard Merchandise. While Dave shared his family fishing in September 2018, Michelle tweeted that it became the memory for her tough time as Steve started his cancer treatment.
Dr. Michelle summons the prominent part of the net worth from her career as a veterinarian. As per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, a veterinarian earns an average salary of $88,770 per year and their annual income range between the amount of $52,470 to $161,070. She practices all-species veterinarian in the territory of Canada and Alaska and owns the animal clinic in Haines Junction.
At a young age, the northwest Indiana native grew up on a creek and spent lots of time looking at animals, eventually becoming fond of them. She watched the show Wild World of Animals from which she gathered information regarding animals.
Later, she interned at Calgary Zoo where she worked for several years. She then went to Yukon Government as a Wildlife Vet and Biologist. With Michelle's specialty in wild animals, she has featured in several TV shows like Buzz: AT&T Original Documentaries and Home & Family .
Born as Michelle Plantinga, Dr. Michelle Oakley is a native of northwestern Indiana. Her birthday is on 16 September. The veterinarian has concealed her birth year, and her actual age is unknown. Michelle resides in Haines Junction where she owns the animal clinic.
While she resided at Indiana, she attended Munster High School and graduated in 1987. She attended Atlantic Veterinary College in Canada at the University of Prince Edward Island. Michelle has a bachelors degree of science in zoology from the University of Michigan, as per wiki.