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MIKE BELL | Operations Manager
KELVIN FLOYD, GIS & Database Consultant Kelvin has been involved with WMIL from our early days, both in field work and using his expert knowledge of GIS mapping and database development. Kelvin’s skills support the field work and are especially vital during invasive species eradication programmes to track progress and report effectively to stake holders. Databases created by Kelvin are used in most aspects of WMIL work, particularly avian research and conservation projects. |
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Mike has had an interest in birds since a small child and has developed this into a career in avian conservation and research. With a BSc in ecology and over twenty years of practical experience he has a widely versatile skill set; including endangered bird research, monitoring and management; predator eradication and control; bird capture, banding and tracking; project management and development. Mike has spent periods working for the Department of Conservation and Regional Council, providing him with a sound base in government planning and policy development which has assisted with aspects of our recent projects.
Biz has a wide range of environmental interests including birds and endemic frogs. Biz completed an MSc in ecology and has over twenty year’s field experience on both ornithological and herpetological projects. With such experience Biz has an impressive array of skills which can assist your project, including project management, predator eradication, eradication feasibility scoping, avian management, endemic frog management and data analysis. Biz has led many island eradication projects in the United Kingdom, Mauritius and Madeira. She currently runs some significant long term studies, including a 15 year study on the breeding biology, population dynamics and movements of black petrel, and the monitoring of endemic frogs on Marlborough Sounds Islands.
Although no longer actively involved in field work, Brian is still very much involved in the running of the family business. Brian’s long association with avian research and conservation provides WMIL with a vast amount of knowledge and experience. Brian first started work with the Wildlife Service in 1954 as a Field Officer, and rose to become the Head of Protected Fauna by 1987 when the Wildlife Service was transformed into the current Department of Conservation. By this time he had spearheaded some of the world’s leading species conservation projects, including saving the black robin, and the South Island saddleback. Recognising their significance to island conservation, Brian negotiated the purchase of several key island sanctuaries including South East and Mangere Islands (in the Chatham Islands) and Maud Island. It was during the transition phase in 1987 that Brain established WMIL and took his skills out onto the world stage, offering for the first time practical on-the-ground conservation services to assist government and non-government conservation bodies. Brian is a fellow of both the Royal Australian Ornithological Union (Birds Australia) and Ornithological Society of New Zealand, and received the Queen Service Medal for services to conservation.