Our Staff
Helen Fairlamb
Conservation Impact Monitoring Specialist
Based in Aotearoa, Helen Fairlamb is a British biologist (BSc., Pg. Dip.) with a diverse background in terrestrial species monitoring and conservation, wildlife health, aviculture and human health research. Specializing in avian species conservation, Helen has worked as a field biologist for over six years, supporting conservation projects in the U.K., Hungary, France, Australia and most recently with the critically endangered orange-fronted parakeet (kākāriki karaka) in Aotearoa.
Her previous career in human health research for the National Institute of Health Research (U.K.) specialised in the design, implementation and project management of clinical research studies in microbiology, gastroenterology and the field of ‘One Health’. Her particular interest was investigating the human health benefits of time in the natural environment.
Helen’s love of island ecosystems and passion for their restoration was catalyzed by working with seabirds on predator free Broughton Island, NSW, and furthered on the Lord Howe Island Rodent Eradication Programme in 2019, as part of the monitoring and mitigation team. She has since worked on predator-free islands in Aotearoa, and recently supported island restoration projects on Midway Atoll and Isla Floreana, Galápagos.
A lover of remote living and off-shore sailing, Helen sailed from Cape Town to New Zealand via the Panama canal in 2020 and adores all time on, or in the water. Her free time on terra firma is spent tramping (hiking), freediving, birding, packrafting, supporting local conservation initiatives, mountaineering, practicing yoga and with community.