Anaïs Tritto

Anaïs Tritto is assistant vice president of animal care at Mandai Wildlife Group in Singapore, which oversees five wildlife parks – the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild Asia.

Before joining Mandai Wildlife Group in 2018, Tritto worked at the Cikananga Conservation Breeding Centre in Indonesia as a field biologist and reintroduction programme manager for the black-winged myna, before taking over the management of the breeding centre.

Earlier this year at Mandai’s Bird Paradise, the first-ever successful hatching of an endangered kagu chick made history. “Welcoming our first kagu chick has been incredibly special for the team,” said Tritto.

“After several unsuccessful incubation attempts by the parent birds, we stepped in to artificially incubate the egg, carefully controlling the temperature and humidity to replicate natural nesting conditions as closely as possible to support healthy development. For a species as rare and challenging to breed in managed care, every successful hatch represents both a scientific achievement and a source of hope.”