Mike has spent over 44 years working on conservation projects in Africa. He is specialized in the creation, institution building, and management of protected areas. He has been affiliated with multiple African Parks initiatives since 2004, including Zakouma, Ennedi, Odzala, and the Chinko Project. He served as interim Director General of the Chinko Project in 2018-2019. He has also been affiliated with National Geographic since 1985 and served as an NG Explorer from 2006 to 2022. He worked with the Pristine Seas Initiative of National Geographic since its inception in 2009. Since 2022, Mike has been helping to initiate a major APN landscape program in South Sudan and is currently the Landscape Co-ordinator for Boma and Badingilo National Parks.