Felix Mitchell

Raised in rural Wiradjuri Country, New South Wales, Felix developed an interest in the natural world early in life. After graduating high school in 2019, he spent a year working as a deckhand on open-water pearling vessels in the Northern Territory, which solidified his environmental interests and led him to complete a Bachelor of Conservation Biology at the University of Wollongong.

During his internship, Felix has been able to learn and develop skills that address a broad range of ecological concepts in both field and office settings. He has specifically enjoyed utilizing fire to manage the land and playing a role in monitoring and controlling feral pigs in Cape Otway. He is grateful for this experience and excited to apply the newfound knowledge gained at the Conservation Ecology Centre in his future endeavors. Post-internship, he plans to return to Dharawal Country to conduct an Honours project on the effect of climate change on plant-soil interactions in an alpine setting.