Ambassador Johan Marais
Veterinary Surgeon
Dr Johan Marais is a qualified veterinary surgeon who has been working in South Africa for nearly 30 years.
His non-profit organisation - Saving the Survivors - works tirelessly to help injured or sick wildlife, which have been victims of poaching. He performs lifesaving surgery on wild species such as elephants, rhino, cheetahs and wild dogs.
Johan is particularly passionate about Africa’s legendary great Tusker Elephants, travelling extensively in Southern, East and Central Africa in search of them and writing 2 books ‘Great Tuskers of Africa’ about them.
Johan and his team are currently in South Sudan looking for the last Northern White Rhino, in an aim to bring them back from extinction.
