Johannie Maria Spaan

Johannie Maria Spaan is a South African wildlife biologist.

After her studies in zoology and ecology at Tshwane University of Technology, her first works consisted in conducting behavioral studies on Cape ground squirrels. She also studied at the University of Pretoria, and was accepted at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University in the USA to finish her doctorate thesis. Her research to that point focused on the impact of treating parasitic worm infestations in African buffalo and its impact on humans.