Sam King

Samantha is an associate principal ecologist and herpetologist at Wildlands. She is currently acting as the South Island Regional Manager, but typically leads the South Island herpetofauna team and provides mentoring and training both internally and externally. Samantha has extensive experience in conservation and ecology and leads the South Island lizard team, overseeing all lizard-related work across the region. Her work includes fauna surveys, ecological effects assessments, and the preparation and implementation of lizard management plans. She has detailed knowledge of relevant legislation and policy and holds a Master’s degree investigating genetic and phenotypic methods for identifying threatened green gecko species.