Sam is a researcher with experience working on a range of environmental issues in Asia, namely water security, cryospheric change and wildlife trade. He has worked for ADMCF since 2016 and is currently their Wildlife Programme Manager, overseeing projects on wildlife trade and crime. He was one of the lead authors of ADMCF's 2018 reports characterising Hong Kong's significance in the global wildlife trade and the subsequent 2021 update 'Still Trading in Extinction: The Dark Side of Hong Kong's Wildlife Trade'. He continues to develop the Foundation's work on illegal wildlife trade, as well as emerging research on the trade of wildlife online and of exotic species.