Duncan Malcolm MacRae
Entrepreneur, reptile conservationist, and founder of Motark Enterprise. Three decades of building businesses from Bali to Hong Kong — reptile breeding and discovery, venom science, and traditional plant medicine.
Three decades, three disciplines.
From a reptile breeding farm in Bali to a botanical sciences company headquartered in Hong Kong, Duncan’s career has followed one instinct: find something worth being curious about, and build something real around it.
Reptile Conservation
Ex situ breeding of rare and endangered iguanas, and the discovery of Varanus macraei.
Venom Science
Building an internationally recognised snake venom production business supplying peer-reviewed research.
Ethnobotany & Motark
Traditional plant medicine research across Asia and the Pacific, and the founding of Motark Enterprise.
Meet Duncan
Duncan Malcolm MacRae is a lifelong entrepreneur who moved to Indonesia in the 1980s and built businesses across handicraft export, jewellery manufacturing, reptile breeding, motorcycle importation, and botanical sciences. He is the founder of Rimba Reptile Park in Bali, the namesake of the blue-spotted tree monitor Varanus macraei, and the founder of Motark Enterprise.
Three decades in Indonesia taught him the same lesson again and again: find something worth being curious about, and build something real around it.
In the Press
Duncan’s work has been featured across international media and cited in peer-reviewed research.
Explore by Topic
Three threads running through Duncan’s work — pick a starting point.
Reptile Conservation
Breeding and discovery — from Varanus macraei to endangered iguanas.
Venom Science
Building an internationally recognised venom production business.
Ethnobotany & Motark
Traditional plant medicine and the story of Motark Enterprise.