Education and Professional Experience
- 2024 – Present Foundation of “Wildtierpraxis Maltzan”
- 2023 Veterinary specialist degree in „Wildlife and Species Conservation“
- 2022 – Present Foundation and Executive Director of Wildtierhilfe Bayern e.V. (www.wildtierhilfe-bayern.org)
- 2010 – Present Foundation and Partner of the “Praxis für Zoo- und Wildtiere München” (www.wildlifevets.de)
- 2010 – 2023 Foundation, Executive Director and Advisory Board of the “Akademie für Zoo- und Wildtierschutz e.V.” (www.azws.de)
- 1996 – 2009 Leading Zoo Veterinarian at Munich’s Tierpark Hellabrunn
- 1999 Veterinary specialist degree in “Zoo Animal and Wildlife Medicine”
- 1994 – 1996 Doctoral thesis on Veterinary Medicine: „Ballistics of Remote Injection Systems”
- 1988 – 1994 Study of Veterinary Medicine at Università degli Studi di Torino (Italy),FU Berlin and degree at LMU Munich (Germany)
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Areas of Expertise and Practical Experience
Organization and Implementation of Nature and Species Conservation Projects
- Reintroduction of Alpine Ibex in Hohe Tauern National Park (Austria)
- Reintroduction of Przewalski’s Wild Horses in Altyn Emel National Park (Kazakhstan)
- Epidemics Control in Bezoar Goats in Kurdistan (Iraq)
- Health Survey in Asian Elephants at Lake Indawgyi (Myanmar)
- Rabies Vaccination of Dogs in the Province of Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
- Veterinary Training at Tasikoki Wildlife Rescue Centre (Sulawesi)
- Translocation of Mhorr Gazelles in M’cissi Game Reserve (Morocco)
- Preservation and Monitoring of African Wild Dogs in Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe)
- Animal Health Service in Mzuzu (Malawi)
- Monitoring and Preservation of mammals in Comoé National Park (Côte d’Ivoire)
- Training and Education of Rangers at the Ecole de Faune Sauvage de Garoua and in Bouba Ndjida National Park (Cameroon)
- Training for Rangers and Veterinarians for TAWIRI and TANAPA (Tanzania)
- Training at C.R.E.W. Wildlife Rescue Centre (Tanzania)
- Development of Milk Replacers for Orphaned African Elephants (Zambia, Tanzania)
- Online Training Series “From Vet to Vet” for Zoo Veterinarians in Developing Countries
Consultant for Zoological Institutions Worldwide: Assessments, Continuing Education, and Training
Africa
- Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
- Kairo (Egypt)
- Tripolis (Libya)
- Garoua (Cameroon)
Asia
- Kuwait-City (Kuwait)
- Surabaya, Prigen, Bogor & Bali (Indonesia)
- Tasikoki (Sulawesi)
- Almaty (Kazakhstan)
- Yerevan (Armenia)
- Tiflis (Georgia)
Europe
- Kiev & Nikolaiev (Ukraine)
Latin America
- Rio de Janeiro, Recife & Itatiba (Brasil)
- Havana (Cuba)