Martin grew up in Melbourne Australia playing cricket and Australian Rules football and to his parents’ dismay, always kept a menagerie of wildlife including frogs, lizards, turtles and even the occasional poisonous snake. After successfully completing a PhD. in tropical biology, Martin has spent much of the last 25 years using various mediums to share his knowledge and passion about the natural world with people from all walks of life. During this time, he has also conducted numerous wildlife surveys and biodiversity monitoring programs throughout Australia, South-east Asia and the Amazon rainforest, worked with community conservation groups and guided eco-tours all over Australasia, Antarctica, South America and more recently Africa. Martin has also authored several books (with over 50,000 sold), researched, directed and presented wildlife information both on television and radio, and written countless popular wildlife articles for publication. When not on safari Martin lives in Cairns, Far North Queensland with his Labrador Retriever Maliaka.