about us
Madara Vilde
Principal Ecologist
Meet Madara Vilde (aka Maddy), Wild Ecology’s Founder and Principal Ecologist who is passionate about about delivering high quality ecological services for your Project.
Maddy is an experienced ecologist with demonstrated history of working in the environmental services industry for over 5 years. Having graduated from University of Edinburgh with a 1st Class Honours degree in Environmental Science she has been busy working in academia, conservation, and environmental consultancy setting in Northland and Auckland Regions.
Maddy brings years of fieldwork and ecological surveying experience to Wild Ecology, and she is a skilled surveyor of flora, avifauna, herpetofauna, bats and aquatic organisms. Her background in spatial analysis and mapping, and comprehensive understanding of ArcGIS and integrated GPS workflows allows Wild Ecology to deliver high quality spatial analysis and mapping services.
Maddy is an excellent communicator and is experienced in getting all the right people engaged in the process at the right time, creating a seamless process to meet your time targets, and make best use of resources for your project.
Better together
Here at Wild Ecology we are all about teamwork, because the way we see it, your success is our success too, so why not work with the best in the industry?
If you’re still looking to build your team, we can help connect you with our network of local experts or work together with your selected team to deliver pragmatic and solution based outcomes. We work with a wide range of industry leaders in our day-to-day life and have developed an excellent network of people in the know-how including:
- Planners
- Surveyors
- Engineers
- Landscape Architects
- Arboricultural Consultants
- Project Managers
For ecological restoration projects, we can help you bring your restoration project from conceptual design to an on-the-ground plant. We can guide you towards funding available for your area and connect you with local native plant nurseries, planting and weed control crews, and fencers who know how to get the job done, and done well.