Dilhan Nicolas's passion for the wild constantly involved him with endangered species conservation.

His first conservation involvement was with endangered Marine Turtle conservation in the island of Sri Lanka.

This involved the collection of turtle eggs from unprotected poached beaches, keeping them incubated in near natural conditions until the eggs hatched and then the turtles released to sea.

Assisting with Red Panda reproductive research at the London Zoo was the next conservation project, where he helped analyze and test reproductive hormone patterns and behaviors

Heading to Australia, Nicolas assisted in sustainable development projects in the Murray-Darling river area with WWF – Australia.

His next work was with Brazilian Maned Wolf and Sable Antelope behavior research with the Smithsonian Institution's Conservation and Research Centre in Virgnia USA. Here Nicolas helped Smithsonian researchers to collect behavioral data to assist increasing reproductive rates.

Currently he is assisting the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in South West China as their Internship Coordinator.

dilhannicolas@panda.org.cn