DESERT LIFE

Paul’s varied careers have taken him from the UK to Europe, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and Dubai. His vast experience ranges from agriculture and game management to wildlife and conservation breeding. He is a world expert in the captive breeding of avian species and previous roles have seen the production of thousands of pheasant, partridge and wildfowl. He is particularly interested in the incubation process and it was in Saudi Arabia where he became involved in the captive breeding of the Houbara bustard. He designed and managed a new incubation and rearing faciltity for the Houbara with great success. Paul then moved to Morocco where he was manager of another Houbara breeding centre. During his time there, he achieved unparalleled levels of success, producing over 1500 Houbara chicks in a single breeding season. He utilised his vast knowledge of Houbara breeding when involved in the setting up a new Houbara centre in Dubai. Paul exhibits an innovative and futuristic approach to wildlife management and breeding. He has achieved outstanding results, often where others have failed.

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Born into a farming background, Robert’s first career was in construction. His ability and trustworthiness were soon rewarded and he rose to the position of quality control manager. Applying his knowledge of building design to his farming expertise, Robert moved to Saudi Arabia where he worked on a project to alleviate high mortality rates experienced in the poultry industry. While in Saudi, Robert became interested in native desert species such as the Houbara bustard. This interest took him to Morocco where he set up a highly successful partridge breeding and release project. Robert then moved to a Houbara breeding centre where he became assistant director. While there he was heavily involved in the development and construction of a release and research station in the desert, where the captive bred Houbara were released into the wild. Being based in the Houbara’s wild habitat allowed Robert to amass a wealth of knowledge on the wild bird’s behaviour along with other desert species. Robert has a vast and varied knowledge, combining an ability to adapt to all conditions and circumstances thus ensuring success to any project that has his involvement.