Terri L. Roth

Terri Lynn Roth (b. 1964/1965) is the vice president of Conservation and Science at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. She has made several breakthroughs in the captive breeding of Sumatran rhinoceroses, a critically endangered species with fewer than 300 left.

Early life Terri Roth grew up on a small farm in California; she stated that even from a young age, she enjoyed playing with snakes, toads, and lizards, "whatever I could catch." She attended the University of California, Davis, initially majoring in genetics but then switching emphasis to focus on reproductive physiology. Since all remaining Sumatran rhinos have since been transferred back to their native range, Roth has traveled to Indonesia several times to share the assisted reproductive technology developed at the Cincinnati Zoo with local veterinarians.

Other species Terri Roth has authored or coauthored several papers relating to artificial reproductive technology in animals. Subjects of her research include cheetahs, clouded leopards, and the scimitar oryx. She has also worked with polar bears, including conducting assessments of fertility, artificial insemination, and creating a polar bear sperm bank.

Awards and honors In 2004, Terri Roth received the Chevron Texaco Conservation Award for her work with Sumatran rhinos.