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Martin with Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo
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Martin hiking in the rainforest mountains of the Wet Tropics |
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Lemuroid Ringtail Possums crossing a canopy bridge in the Wet Tropics |
Dr Martin Cohen
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Martin at King's Canyon, Northern Territory |
Martin has a passion for wildlife and it is his quest to educate and inform people about the natural wonders of Australia. With this in mind, Martin conceived and runs the Wild about Australia concept with his partner Julia Cooper.
Background
Martin is a true-blue Aussie boy, who grew up in Melbourne playing cricket and Australian Rules football. While growing up, and to his parent's dismay, Martin brought home and kept a menagerie of wildlife such as frogs, lizards, turtles and even poisonous snakes!
After completing a biology degree, Martin left for the wild tropics of North Queensland where he has made his love of wildlife and the great outdoors his career.
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Martin with Japanese film crew |
Skills
Martin knows Australia and its wildlife and there is no one better to guide people into this mystical world. With his extensive wildlife background, Martin can bring the best out of people working in the field so that others can learn secrets about best locations and techniques to find animals and can provide up-to-date wildlife information.
Martin has a relaxed, easy-going yet concise style of portraying wildlife information. People relate to his honest, plain-speaking, friendly manner. Martin is a true professional and backs up this style with a wealth of knowledge and experience and is adventurous without being over the top.
Wildlife Expert
Martin has worked as a zoologist and wildlife commentator for over 20 years. During this time he has conducted numerous wildlife surveys, been involved in wildlife research (including a PhD on cane toads), and undertaken biodiversity monitoring programs. He has also worked with community conservation groups, guided eco-tours all over Australia, written countless popular wildlife articles and presented wildlife and conservation talks to people from all walks of life. He was even sponsored by Land Rover to drive right around Australia in 80 days and write about his experiences including the best wildlife locations and places to camp.
Wildlife Filming
Over the last 10 years, Martin has been involved in researching and presenting wildlife information on television and radio. This experience includes working as the Senior Researcher for the successful and popular BBC/ABC Natural History Unit’s award-winning six-part series on Australasian wildlife entitled ‘Wild Down Under’/’Wild Australasia’. He has also worked on successful BBC series including the ‘Really Wild Show’, ‘Britain Goes Wild’, ‘Steve Backshall’s Deadly 60’, ‘Wanted Down Under’, and many more.
Nowadays, Martin still goes into the field as often as possible. He is always in demand for his writing and photography skills, and is involved in several wildlife research projects including climate change impacts on the Wet Tropics biodiversity and canopy bridges for arboreal fauna for James Cook University.
