George E Pearce - Founder Partner

George enjoys the highest reputation as an expert in his field. He has studied badgers and their behaviour for over 60 years and has worked closely with many animals on a daily basis. George Pearce became a professional consultant prior to the Protection of Badgers Act of 1992. He has been granted licenses by English Nature (now Natural England), The Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, Department of Environment Farming and Rural Affairs, The Welsh Office Agricultural Department and The Countryside Council for Wales. He is recognized as a badger and fox expert by Magistrates and Crown Courts and has appeared as an expert witness in numerous badger related court cases. He lectures on the lifestyle of the badger and fox to a wide range of audiences and speaks regularly at nationwide conferences. He has many years of hands on experience, gained when running an animal rehabilitation unit. The RSPCA and local vets have placed injured and convalescent animals and birds in his care and he has successfully returned to the wild over 100 badgers and 60 foxes. He brings to his work a lifetime's interest in badgers and foxes and offers independent and unbiased advice to all clients.

Tristam E Pearce - Consultant Partner

Tristam's wealth of knowledge about native wildlife, in particular badger and fox behaviour has been built up over the past 22 years, working alongside his father and learning at first hand from the animals themselves as he grew up being involved with the running and caring of animals in the wildlife rehabilitation centre. Today as a company partner and Managing Director of Pearce Environment Ltd he is actively involved in every aspect of protected species surveying, monitoring, conservation and mitigation. He has experience in surveying for badgers, bats, birds, owls, amphibians, reptiles, otters, water voles and crayfish. He has significant practical experience of sensitive planning issues. He routinely deals with every aspect of mitigation and project management. Tristam has also been issued with numerous licences from English Nature (now Natural England), the Department of Environment Farming and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW). Tristam is trained in confined space working and possesses his Personal Track Safety sentinel card and Individual Working Alone (IWA) certification. He is also a member of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.

Christopher Thomas - Consultant Ecologist

Chris has a huge knowledge of badgers and other native wildlife , being a founder member of the Shropshire Badger Group, he has been involved in all aspects of badger surveying, sett closure, welfare and mitigation issues on some big schemes.