Iain Valentine is the Director of Zoocraft, working principally with established and new zoo and aquaria projects and operators around the world.
Previously while at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, he held various senior positions within the organisation over the 15 years he was with the organisation, latterly as the Director of Giant Panda Programme and Senior Policy Advisor.
Before this, Iain was Director of Animals, Education and Conservation, responsible for all aspects of running RZSS’s two animal collections, animal, and all the educational and ex situ and in situ research & conservation projects work and staff within RZSS.
He is a Chartered Biologist, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London, and a member of the IUCN Conservation Breeding Specialist Group.
