About Us

Mike Bamford

Dr Mike Bamford's (B.Sc. Hons. Ph.D., Murdoch University 1986) principle area of work is in population ecology of vertebrates (amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) in relation to changing environments, including changes due to fire and minesite rehabilitation. His doctoral research was on the impact of fire upon small vertebrates in Banksia woodland near Perth and he has been an environmental consultant since 1987. He is a regular guest lecturer at Curtin and Edith Cowan Universities. Mike was Chairman of the WA Group of Birdlife Australia (2002-2004), and on the National Council of Birdlife Australia (2005-2011), was a regular columnist (“The Wild Side”) to the West Australian’s Earth 2000 section from 1997 to 2003, and is also an established biological illustrator. He received the Alex Harris Memorial Prize for Science Journalism in 1999, and was jointly awarded (with Mandy) the inaugural Biodiversity Ambassadorship Award by the Curtin Institute for Biodiversity and Climate in 2011.

Mandy Bamford

Mrs Mandy Bamford (B.Sc. Hons., Zool., University of Western Australia 1983) has extensive experience in wetland ecosystems, including rehabilitation and management, bird surveys, and has a keen interest in Science Communication and particularly community environmental education. Mandy has worked on award winning residential projects including the RGC Wetlands Centre which was awarded the National Landcare Award (Industry section) for 1991, and Mariners Cove, a residential development alongside the Creery Wetlands in Mandurah for Cedar Woods Properties Ltd which received the 2002 UDIA WA Award for Environmental Excellence (2002), UDIA National Award for Environmental Excellence (2003) and HIA WA GreenSmart Development of the Year (2003). Mandy presents community workshops, designs and writes interpretative signage, co-ordinates the production of printed and electronic education packages and has co-written a book on Mammals of the Avon Region for the W.A. Department of Environment and Conservation.

Our Team

In addition to Mike and Mandy, BCE has a larger team of scientists and assistants. Some are directly employed by BCE while others are sub-consultants who regularly work with BCE but maintain their own independent business. This cooperative network enables BCE to undertake multiple, large-scale projects. All field work is carried out field zoologists with many years of experience. Bamford Consulting Ecologists is a registered business and maintains Public Liability Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance and Professional Indemnity Insurance.

Joshua S. Bamford

Data scientist with a Doctorate in Cognitive Anthropology from the University of Oxford. Josh mostly assists with IT admin, data management, and statistical analysis. He also regularly helps in the field, and has been assisting with fauna surveys since he was 5 years old. Josh spends part of the year in Finland, where he works as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Jyväskylä.

Jake Bamford

Sole-trader operating under the name Dapper Cranium Studios. His work spans across a broad spectrum of creative fields, from games design to creative writing and digital illustration. Engaging with nature through BCE has influenced much of his creative pursuits, with sustainability themed educational games (Bin Off and Frodge) at the forefront of his professional career. These days, he assists BCE with creative consultancy, science communication, and the occasional sojourn to Busselton for possum surveying as lead tech and media manager.