I have been a passionate naturalist and birder for as long as I can remember. Within that, my main interests are fungi, moths, birds and people's interactions with nature. As a conservation biologist I have worked in Latin America since 1988, mainly on national park management, biodiversity policy, threatened species and birds. As time goes by, I find myself leading more nature tours and my company, Birding Venezuela, helps fund my conservation work - at least that was the theory! Music and books have always accompanied me on my travels.