Kees Groot Email & Phone Number

Copenhagen, Dk

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Assisting the Zoological Manager and Teamleaders with their daily tasks. Developing the new collection plan for Ectotherms together with different stakeholders while also developing improvements regarding the husbandry and welfare of the current Ectotherms collection. Developing studbooks and Best Practices Guidelines

Working as a curator within the ACCB with a focus on the bird department. I have contributed to the breeding success of eight Endangered Green peafowl chicks, Endangered Greater Adjutant storks, and the world's first breeding success of the Critically Endangered White-shouldered ibis during my time at ACCB.

Working together with the EAZA Hornbill Taxon Advisory Group and EEP coordinator, to assess the husbandry, welfare and breeding success of the bar-pouched wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) and the Papuan wreathed hornbill (Rhyticeros plicatus) in EAZA and AZA institutions. The aim of this research is to be able to make recommendations to enhance the welfare and breeding success of both species ex-situ. This research is part of my MSc Thesis.

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

Intern at the Conservation, Education and Research department working on a variety of projects.

Amsterdam

Developing the bird collection plan together with the Zoological Manager and other stakeholders. Responsible for the animal transports during my internship period.

Wageningen

Assessing the current educational material and developing new environmental education materials. Although the plan was to travel to South Africa and intern on-site. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic I have worked for the MGHP virtually from home.

Amsterdam En Omgeving, Nederland

Developing an institutional advice policy for the animal husbandry and medical training within the zoological collection of ARTIS, which will meet the directives acknowledged by EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria). I will be involved with the implementation of the policy and wrighting the Best Practice Guidelines for the Lesser Mouse Deer.

Castricum

Barneveld

Andijk

Responisble for the daily care and training of 50 birds of prey in the collection of the centre.

Escondido

Bird training intern at Avian behaviour international. With behind the scenes visits to the San Diego Zoo, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park and Seaworld San Diego.

Walsrode

Intern at the birdshow department. Where I also had the opportunity to train a Grey eagle buzzard.

Berkel En Rodenrijs

Replacing the head falconer, responsible for the daily care of more than 60 birds of prey, beside that i have also managed the company with 5 interns during that period.

Pietermaritzburg Area, South Africa

Volunteering as a birdtrainer/keeper. Started the training of a male Verraux Eagle. And trapping Jackal Buzzards for a research project.

Castricum

Every year, Bonhoeffer College has a semi-profesional theater production. I have been responsible for the management, finances and promotion of those productions for three years. Besides leading the theater productions I have also been involved with the creation of the story, music and the stage/decor for those productions. After these 3 years of service, I have been consulting for Theater at Bonhoeffer to help my successors that following year, and being a member of the jury at the… Show more Every year, Bonhoeffer College has a semi-profesional theater production. I have been responsible for the management, finances and promotion of those productions for three years. Besides leading the theater productions I have also been involved with the creation of the story, music and the stage/decor for those productions. After these 3 years of service, I have been consulting for Theater at Bonhoeffer to help my successors that following year, and being a member of the jury at the auditions. Show less

Anna Paulowna

Volunteering as a birdtrainer/keeper

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Animal Welfare

For the next three years, I will be doing my PhD on how to reduce mate aggression to increase breeding success in captive populations.

Master Of Science - Msc, Applied Zoo Biology

Bachelor'S Degree, Docent En Kennismanager Recreatie- En Gezelschapsdieren

Animal Care&Managment

Activities and Societies: Promotieteam Studying animal managment and care

Middelbare School, Hoger Algemeen Voortgezet Onderwijs (Havo)

Activities and Societies: Productiemanager Theater at Bonhoeffer