This is an endangered Samatran Tiger which was part of the world breeding programme at the Wellington Zoo . Unfortunatly this tiger has since died of old age.

One of the meercats taking guard at the Wellington Zoo. I found it fascinating that the meercat on guard would never look at me , they always looked in another direction!

This pelican just "flew in" one day and became a resident at the Wellington Zoo for many years.. 

I couldn't help but paint this mother baboon with her daughter. She shows great maternal love and tenderness.

This civet stands guard over her cub, born at the Wellington Zoo.

This is the name given to the Kiwi I helped carry into the Rimutaka Forest park. This was the start of the breeding colony that was established after we had installed a satisfactory network of DOC200 traps to safeguard the Kiwi's against stoats.

These endangered Yellowheads, (mohua) are only found in the South Island. One of the species I was trying to protect from predators, by helping to deploy DOC200 traps in remote parts of the South Island.

I have noticed that silvereyes are partners for life, and snuggle together and preen one another for most of the year.

This painting depicts the last huias (just prior to extinction) which were sighted in Gollans Valley (Eastboune) by a prominent taxidermist from Petone in 1922. My DOC200 traps are now helping to protect this valley (100 years too late!).

This picture of the –now endangered– Kea, was gifted to help raise funds for the trapping of rats and possums on Stewart Island (Rakiura).

This pencil sketch (drawn at the age of 15) shows an interest in wildlife drawing from an early age.