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CV SUMMARY KAREN TRENDLER Ms Born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1961. Education Matriculated with University Entrance in Science \ Biology \ Maths \ Geography 1979 National Diploma in Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management (13 distinctions) National Diploma in Public Relations and Business Communications Training Trained as a Veterinary assistant \ nurse through fours years of in-service training Trained in Crisis Response and Intervention Trained in Wildlife Rehabilitation - Advanced Trained in Incident Command Systems Current activities and positions Director (and Founder) of Wildcare Africa Trust / Animal Rehabilitation Center Senior Management team member of the IFAW International Oiled Wildlife Response Team Director of Ajubatus Marine Rescue team Currently writing veterinary manual / reference book on rescue and rehabilitation of African Wildlife Currently establishing wildlife mobile response unit Currently developing wildlife training for welfare officers Present training and lectures to Veterinary, Nursing, Post graduate vets on Wildlife treatment and rehab. Present training and skills development to welfare officers for NSPCA Specialized nursing, rearing and care of rare and endangered species for SANParks, KZN Wildlife, De Wildt Cheetah Center and private specialized facilities Public and motivational speaking Currently act as expert witness in various wildlife legal cases Patron of newly established "Wildlife in Crisis" center Recent achievements and past positions held Coordinator of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Programme for Southern Africa Committee member of the EWT conservation Projects Committee Published series of manuals in conjunction with the South African Veterinary Foundation Primary trainer IFAW / Wildlife Trust of India Workshop on Wildlife Rehabilitation Bangalore, India 2001 Primary Trainer IFAW / Wildlife Trust of India Workshop on Wildlife Rehabilitation Pune, India 2003 Rhino rehabilitation specialist at Protocol development workshop Assam, India 2005 South African representative and response team member of IBRRC (International Bird Rescue and Research Center, California) Chairperson of the South African National Parks Board Animal Use and Care Ethics Committee Committee Co-founder and Management Committee member of the Poisons Working Group of the EWT Committee member of the Ethics Committee of the Pretoria Biomedical Research Council Committee member of the Onderstepoort Veterinary Animal Use and Care Ethics Committee Working group member of the SABS code of Practice for the Translocation and Capture of African Herbivores Past member of the Committee for Elephant Welfare during the Tuli elephant ‘debacle’ Established four provincial rehabilitation councils and the Interim National Council Founding member of the Raptor Conservation Group and held portfolio for rehabilitation and husbandry for 5 years. Authored number of wildlife and conservation publications. Research papers on vultures and poisonings; hand raising techniques and wildlife treatment protocols Contributing author to Capture and Care Manual Consultant to IFAW on wildlife welfare, rescue and rehabilitation Convened first International Wildlife Symposium on Wildlife Rehabilitation in Southern Africa, in association with the Wildlife Group of the South African Veterinary Association. Management Committee member of the De Wildt Cheetah Center Established and managed the Wildcare Help line Working group member of the SABS Code on Zoo Standards Working group member of the SABS Code on Experimentation Keynote international speaker Sydney Australia 2004 Presented numerous papers, and lectures etc at veterinary congresses and workshops Convened and presented numerous workshops and training seminars on general and specialized wildlife care and nursing Past employment Wildlife Specialist for NSPCA Provincial Conservation Department employed on PR and Liaison Kilner Park Veterinary Clinic SPCA Pretoria Wildlife vet nurse Santhata Ranches Botswana - ecological, wildlife and camp management Crisis response International core team member IFAW ER team Prestige Spill Spain 2002/2003 Intensive and specialist care Acting center manager of SANCCOB during Treasure MV spill Cape Town 2000 (35 000 birds) Crisis manager Westdene Dam Spill International management team member and ICU coordinator Valletta Spill France 2000 (10 000 birds) Crisis manager Botulism / Microcystis outbreak Barberspan (500 birds) Crisis manager Midrand Spill Crisis manager Randfontein Nola Spill Crisis Manager Apies River Aviation Fuel spill Management team of Apollo Sea Spill Cape Town 1994 (4500 birds) Management team of Cordigliera Spill Port Elizabeth (3500 birds) Managed and co-ordinated numerous other wildlife rescues, mass poisonings, trauma responses and captures - including rhino, giraffe, hippo, antelope etc. Crisis manager Wildcare ER 2003 Awards Vocational Services Award Rotary Nov 2000 Pre-Eminent Achiever in Excellence Award from the Mayor of Pretoria Nov 1999 NSPCA SPECIAL Award Tuli Elephant Case NSPCA SPECIAL Award Treasure MV Spill SPCA Merit Award for Service to Animals Honorary Citizenship of the City of Malansac France Honored as one of the Four Outstanding Young South Africans by JCI IN 1995 Nominated to Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World, reaching top three in the Environmental and Moral category, 1996 Special award from the Vulture Study Group Nominated for the Conserva Awards and reached finals 1994,1995,1997 Special Womens’ Day EWT 25th Anniversary Award 1998 Communicator of the Year Award Toastmasters 1996 Special personal skills; abilities and interests: Wildlife crisis response and trauma nursing and resuscitation Wildlife crisis response management & training Conservation and wildlife management Training and public speaking Spill response (both inland and marine) Rearing and rehab of game animals including rhino and elephant Wildlife Paediatric nursing / hand raising Species worked with: Recognized internationally for work with rhino, endangered carnivore and endangered antelope and herbivore species Worked with all Southern African species from hedgehog to hippo, sparrow to eagle, wide range of herbivores and antelope and with both small and large carnivores Worked and hand raised many endangered species, both exotic and local including roan, sable, black rhino, lemur, cheetah, wilddog etc. Marine and water bird species and some limited experience in marine mammals. |
