Australian, living on the Beach near Sydney, beside a lagoon where sea eagles fish outside the window. Running a wildlife park means a working day might involve venomous snakes or a crocodile, a PhD ticking along and into botany. Earlier this year, a few weeks in eastern Indonesia, following an old naturalist's route and swimming in unmapped caves.Home is simpler - dog called Teddy, two teenage sons, a pile of books, and a haiku written every morning, some better than others. Happiest outdoors, usually looking for something very small.....Tell me where you are and what it’s like there.