Tim Pearson, Collaborator, Australia

Tim trained initially as a Mechanical Engineer, and then progressed to a long career in the world of Corporate IT. A lifelong interest in the environment and wildlife (particularly bats) led to him spending his spare time volunteering in conservation and wildlife rescue work; and when an opportunity for a career change presented itself he retrained as a wildlife ecologist, working mainly on flying-fox issues. He now combines the skills learned over the course of three careers in the pursuit of a PhD studying communication in Australian flying-foxes – trying to work out just what it is they’re saying to each other. He's usually found either giving talks educating the public about bats; or in the midst of a flying-fox camp struggling with an array of cameras and microphones, capturing the lives, loves and conversations of flying-foxes.