North Shore Black Bear Society
 
Volunteers of the North Shore Black Bear Society are invited to come to a special presentation by Danny Catt, a biologist, world traveler and internationally published photographer with over 25 years of experience in the field of environmental education, on Thursday, November 26, 2009, at 7:00 in the Council Chambers at the North Vancouver District Hall, 355 West Queens Road. Please invite others who will be interested in attending this presentation filled with fascinating bear photography and information from around the world.
 
Danny Catt spent parts of 13 years working for Parks Canada, Canada’s national park service, as a naturalist and park planner prior to shifting to teaching at the post-secondary level. He has a technical diploma in fisheries and wildlife management from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) as well as a Bachelor of Science in biology and a Master of Science in wildlife ecology, both from Simon Fraser University. After completing his MSc, Danny was awarded a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarship to carry out post-graduate studies at the College of African Wildlife Management in the east African country of Tanzania.
 
Danny has a passion for travel and has explored over 50 countries around the globe. In 2002 Danny carried out a 5-month educational journey through Africa (www.catt-trax.bcit.ca <http://www.catt-trax.bcit.ca/> ) and in 2007 he completed another educational journey but this time through South America and Antarctica http://www.catt-trax2.bcit.ca .
 
Danny is a keen photographer, and his images have been widely published in Canada and abroad in books, newspapers, calendars and magazines. Recent credits include the National Post, Globe and Mail and New York Daily News newspapers as well as Canadian Geographic and TIME magazines.
 
Danny is a faculty member of the BC Institute of Technology, teaching Ecology and Recreation Management in the Institute’s highly regarded Fish, Wildlife & Recreation program. He has also taught Ecology at three eastern Indonesian universities as part of a development project sponsored by the Canadian government. When not teaching, Danny works as a trip leader, photographer and naturalist for a number of adventure travel companies and has lectured around the world.
 
Following the presentation, we will have a short AGM for Society members where you will be provided with a year-end report, and we will discuss our plans for the upcoming year.