Wildlife biologist Martin Cohen was born in Melbourne, a typical Aussie boy who played cricket in the summer and Australian Rules football in the winter. His love of exploring natural areas and looking for wildlife led to frogs, lizards, and snakes being regularly brought home, much to his parent's dismay. Martin completed his degrees in biological sciences and zoology, and earned his PhD at James Cook University, studying the cane toad of northern Australia.

During more than 25 years as a field-based tropical biologist, Martin has led numerous wildlife surveys and monitoring programs throughout Australia and Southeast Asia, and worked closely with community conservation groups. He has assisted on several wildlife documentaries and served as a senior researcher and field director for the BBC Natural History Unit, where he helped produce the “Wild Australasia” series.

In 2005, Martin founded Wild about Australia, an education and interpretation business that seeks to impart knowledge about the natural world through a variety of media, including television, eco-tourism, and wildlife field guides. As a naturalist on small expedition ships, he has traveled to tropical regions from Asia to Central America as well as Antarctica. He feels very fortunate to be able to do what he loves for a living, working within a talented, creative team and meeting interesting and enthusiastic guests.