Menno Schilthuizen<b> </b>is a senior scientist at Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden and Professor of Evolution and Biodiversity at Leiden University. He is the director of a nonprofit for community science, the Taxon Foundation, and<b> </b>with his wife, cave biologist Iva Njunjić, he runs Taxon Expeditions, a scientific travel agency focused on discovering new species of wildlife.

Jono Nussbaum, born in London1967, studied art and design at Chelsea School of Art and Kingston University. He moved to central Italy in 2003. Inspired by a curiosity in nature and his rural surroundings, he now works as an artist, illustrator, and furniture designer.