Скачать или смотреть Virtual Chat Series: Episode 1: Dr. Willem Schaftenaar

VI Ambassador Christine Evangelista sits down for a [virtual] informal chat with Dr. Willem Schaftenaar, zoo veterinarian and elephant expert.

Dr. Schaftenaar is a graduate from Veterinary Faculty Utrecht, NL. He has worked in aid projects in the Republic of Cape Verde Islands, Mozambique and for almost 26 years he was head of the Veterinary Department at Rotterdam Zoo. In addition, he was 1 of 4 volunteer elephant specialists for coaching elephant conservation program in Vietnam during the “Vietnam Elephant Initiative”. Today, Dr. Schaftenaar is involved in the promotion of Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpes Virus (EEHV); Vet advisor for European Elephant Taxon Advisory Group, European Komodo dragons Studbook, research associate for Elephant Care International. He is a zoo veterinarian that specializes in elephants and wildlife medicine.