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)
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)