One of my great passions in life is the natural world, and working in the present day means that my work tends to centre around the protection of earth and it’s animals.

This passion was kickstarted by a volunteer position at a wildlife park in my hometown of Middlesex, and has taken me all over the planet to work with some of the worlds most endangered cats.

Until recently I was Head Tigers and Conservation Manager at Australia Zoo, managing one of the only ‘hands on’ facilities for tigers in the world.

I’ve worked with the BBC’s Natural History Unit, presenting my work on the hugely popular About the House series. From tigers and jaguar to bears, I hope that putting these animals in the public eye and explaining the challenges they face whilst also entertaining the audience really pushes the conservation efforts of the species forwards.

I also lived in Central India for 18 months, not only observing tigers in the wild but helping carrying out vital conservation work, trying to help make a contribution to the survival of the tiger.

I endeavour to instil my passion for conservation in every zoo I have worked at. In 2008 I played a pivotal role in acquiring three Sumatran tigers from Indonesia. This was hugely significant for several reasons, not least because they were the first to be released from the range country in over 27 years. As a consequence, in 2013, two of the most genetically important Sumatran tigers in the world were born.

At the moment I work as the Director of The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent. We offer a home to animals that do not have the opportunity to be released into he wild, and help support and run educational and conservation projects all over the world.