Brian’s previous job at the Calgary Zoo was to raise money and then to spend it on environmental projects around the world. Presently, he’s the Zoo’s Honorary Conservation Advisor to their outreach efforts, a former Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the U of C, and the co-director of
www.greatBIGnature.com.
He’s been leading groups on nature-based travel for over three decades, exploring some of the best wildlife areas on the planet. He’s a weekly guest on Calgary’s CBC Radio, and frequently appears on other media outlets. He’s in high demand as an international speaker, presenting at some 40 events a year. Brian is a naturalist, a mountaineer, a pilot and a scuba diver and the author of five children’s books celebrating nature. He is an honorary chief of a West African village that supports a hippo sanctuary.
