Tim Faulkner is general manager and head of conservation at Australian Reptile Park in Somersby, NSW. He is also CEO of the Aussie Ark, Barrington Tops, NSW; a charitable organisation focused on creating a long-term future for threatened Australian species, it was originally established to house and breed an insurance population of Tasmanian devils to protect them from extinction. In 2012, Tim began to appear regularly on reality TV program Bondi Vet and later starred in his own shows, The Wild Life of Tim Faulkner and Outback Adventures with Tim Faulkner. Tim won the Australian Geographic Australian Conservationist of the Year award in 2015. His dedication to conservation extends to being a personal ambassador and activist on behalf of several Australian animals. In 2015 he became a patron for the Great Koala National Park on the NSW North Coast, and he is also an ambassador for the quokka and the Australian Dingo Coalition. Tim is married to Lizzy and they have two sons, Billy and Matty.