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The inspiration for it all, Chris managed a lodge and worked as a safari guide for a prestigious local operator in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley way back when. Subsequent experience in the UK travel industry led him to want to do it properly – which led to the founding of Wildlife Worldwide in 1992. An unabashed networker, Chris is widely known throughout the industry, and is often the first port of call for anyone seeking ‘the knowledge’. Many – if not most – new ideas spring from his head.

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General Manager of Wildlife Worldwide Dan graduated with an MSc in Zoology, before spending six weeks exploring India’s tiger reserves. Moving on to Central and South America and Africa, he worked on conservation projects and gained a wealth of big-cat knowledge, before returning to the UK where he worked as an ecologist. Having joined the exciting world of wildlife travel in 2011, Dan has led and researched trips to many destinations including Brazil, Chile, The Falklands, Borneo, Japan and Ethiopia.

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Having worked with Wildlife Worldwide for longer than anyone other than our founder, Chris Breen, Chris (or Ozzy as he is known) brings a wealth of knowledge, and an equally vast experience of planning itineraries to meet the needs and wants of our clients. An inveterate traveller, Ozzy has visited most of our destinations – in some cases on several occasions – but is still keen to extend the boundaries of his knowledge, so seldom passes up an opportunity to get out of the office.

Following an idyllic childhood in Botswana, a geography degree and over 25 years in the travel industry, Helen’s absolute passion is wildlife. Big cats, dogs and cetaceans generally take centre stage, but she’s just as happy sitting amongst impala, termites or sandgrouse. She's a qualified safari guide, considering Africa and Latin America her favourite continents. She leads several of our small group tours, and, when home, develops tailor-made holidays and presents (enthusiastically!) on her travels.

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Having spent many years travelling to far flung destinations with her camera, Emma brings her love of wildlife photography, nature and travel to the Wildlife Worldwide team as a Sales Consultant and photography guide. She is happy in anything from a tent to a boutique lodge, provided she is surrounded by nature and armed with a camera. Emma has travelled extensively, with Canada, Borneo and Kenya being among her favourites and her bucket list is constantly growing!

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With an adventurous spirit, Helen’s drive to explore the natural world has led her to travel extensively, with all seven continents and 60 countries under her belt. As a zoologist, Helen was in her element - immersed in nature - when running biodiversity survey expeditions in the forests of Nicaragua and Madagascar. Now home in the Devonshire countryside and a member of our sales team, she takes great pleasure in helping others to enjoy awe-inspiring natural history experiences around the world.

Ben has always had a passion for wildlife and travel, and has been fortunate enough to explore much of the world despite his age. He doesn’t go far without his trusted camera and binoculars, whether he’s looking for jaguars in the Pantanal, bears in Scandinavia, or deer in the UK. With his infectious enthusiasm for nature, he loves to share his knowledge of the natural world when leading, and enjoys continually learning about the diverse species this amazing planet has to offer. 

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From an early age, Paula has had a keen interest in wildlife and exploring her surroundings close to home and overseas. After taking a year out to travel, it was a natural progression to find herself working in the travel industry, and 20 years later, still with the same passion and enthusiasm. Her wildlife encounters have taken her far and wide, from tiger safaris in India, king penguin colonies in South Georgia, orangutans in Borneo, to gorilla trekking in Rwanda – and her love for travel continues.

Ellen grew up in the Okavango Delta in Botswana, where her parents were guides and managers. This instilled an early love for the bush and wildlife. Her career in the tourism industry began by managing a camp in the Selinda Reserve in the Delta before moving to the UK to work for a tour operator. Although hugely passionate about Africa, Ellen is excited to spread her knowledge of wildlife to other parts of the world and is particularly interested in exploring the Galapagos and Alaska. 

The third Chris in our midst joined after graduating from Southampton University with a degree in Geography. He has an impressive travel pedigree for one so youthful, which includes visits to Madagascar, Canada, Australia, Papua New Guinea, India, Peru and Guyana. Antarctica is the only continent he hasn’t visited (yet!), and he has been to Alaska no less than four times – a place that has provided him with some of his best wildlife encounters.

Ian has been working in the wildlife travel industry since 2013 and his love of wildlife has led him to travel extensively to many of the world’s wildlife hotspots. Highlights have included seeking all the large cat species, rainforest birding and enjoying his honeymoon in the Galapagos Islands. Ian has a keen interest in photography and is also enthusiastic to seek out and celebrate endangered and lesser-known species. He loves sharing his passion for wildlife to help others enjoy memorable holidays.

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Lauren’s passion for travel and wildlife started while living in New Zealand, and she has since accrued more than 13 years’ experience in the travel industry. She has explored some incredible destinations including Australia, the Pacific Islands and south-east Asia, as well as polar expeditions to Svalbard and the Northwest Passage. Some of Lauren’s best wildlife encounters include polar bear in Svalbard, humpback whales bubble-net feeding in Canada and grizzly bears gorging on salmon in Alaska.

With a love for all things with fur, scales and feathers, as well as faraway places, it was virtually inevitable that Bret would end up in travel. His first job was managing a remote bush camp in Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park before he returned to the UK. After taking a year out to pursue his love of wildlife photography in Australia, he was keen to get back into the thick of things and now leads and develops several of our wildlife photography trips.

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A wildlife fanatic from a young age, Jordan travelled to South Africa to complete a guiding qualification, where he fell in love with the bush. Returning and working in a corporate setting wasn't for him, and the travel industry came calling. He has travelled across much of East and Southern Africa in search of wildlife along with destinations in Asia and South America, always with a camera in hand as you never know what the natural world is going to surprise you with! 

Taking a career break from Television Production, an extensive period of independent travel only served to heighten Nicks fascination of the world, people, wildlife and extreme environments. A career change in 2001 led to roles as an Operations Manager and Group Leader before creating a school expedition brand. Despite helping to run all aspects of the business, Nick still manages to personally lead specialist itineraries - especially to Namibia.

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A former co-worker with Chris Breen in his (and her) early days in travel, Teresa branched out in 2000 to form Dive Worldwide, one of our other key brands under The Natural Travel Collection banner. When not meeting with tourist boards and suppliers, she oversees our product development and manages our walking brand, Walks Worldwide. As a lover of wildlife and photography Teresa takes as much time as she can to enjoy the wilderness and all that’s in it.

An indeterminate time ago Sue left a responsible job as sales manager with a tour operator in London and headed off to spend a year travelling the world. Inevitably that experience brought about change and she married her travelling companion on their return. While now looking after various aspects of our marketing, Sue’s other main love is horses – to the extent that we’re no longer sure of the ranking order between horses, family and travel.

Having previously set up his own successful travel company , and worked as a tourism consultant, Brian has long experience of product development and operational management. He lived, worked and travelled in Latin America, but also brings considerable knowledge of Africa, where he is a partner in a business in Tanzania, as well as Asia and Europe. As a former tour leader, guide of long standing and linguist extraordinaire, his skills are of great value.

Sally has worked for specialist travel companies for over 20 years and brings a wealth of knowledge of sales and marketing. Now combining her passion for travel and wildlife, she is delighted to head up the marketing team at Wildlife Worldwide. Her favourite travel experiences include getting up close to polar bears in Canada, whale-watching in New Zealand and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef. 

Whilst growing up in South Africa, Estelle developed a deep love for the natural world and travel, and has followed this love throughout her life. With extensive travel industry experience and many years of digital marketing knowledge, she is delighted to have the opportunity to combine these skills with her passion for wildlife and travel whilst managing various areas of our online marketing at Wildlife Worldwide.

Over her 30 year career in travel Carolyn has held various positions, and applies the vast experience she has accumulated to resolving many of the issues that other people can’t (or won’t!) cope with. The powerhouse behind layers of detailed administrative work, she loves travelling, her highlights being self-driving in Namibia, bear watching on Vancouver Island and kissing grey whales in Baja!

Katie is a member of our marketing team at Wildlife Worldwide looking after our website. She has spent five years studying tourism, marketing and business strategy which took her to Massachusetts where she worked at a lodge before travelling solo across the USA and into neighbouring Canada. Katie has loved travel from a young age, with Australia, Slovenia, Sweden and Bulgaria being particular highlights.

Katie's passion for wildlife started when she was young, when she adopted a dolphin in Moray Firth aged ten, before seeing them in the wild for the first time in Portugal a few years later. Part of our Marketing Team, Katie has worked in marketing and fundraising roles for RSPB and Born Free among other wildlife NGOs, and has also spent time volunteering for the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.