About me
Brian Keating
Celebrated Wildlife Expert and Anthropology Professor
Are you overwhelmed with everyday demands at work and at home? Is the pace of life
leaving you breathless? Wondering what you can do to de-stress and re-charge? If so,
Brian Keating’s magical presentations allow you to forget your problems and be whisked
off to many of the world’s most wondrous places will leave you feeling like you got the
break you needed. A celebrated wildlife expert and world traveller, Keating takes
audiences on adventures from jungle safaris and mountain climbs, inspiring audiences
toward wanderlust and exploration.
For over 20 years, Keating ran the Calgary Zoo’s nature-based travel program. Presently,
he is the Zoo's honorary conservation advisor to their outreach efforts, and a part-time
adjunct assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Calgary.
In the media, Keating has hosted a weekly nature column for the CBC, and has been
featured on a bi-weekly wildlife segment on the Discovery Channel. He is also the
director of the documentary Going Wild in Madagascar, which aired worldwide on
Discovery HD-TV, and the author of five children’s books celebrating nature.
Keating was named the “Canadian Hero of the Year” award (2006) from Readers Digest
Magazine for his global environmental efforts, and holds an Honorary Doctor of Science
degree from Brandon University (2009) and an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the
University of Calgary (2011).
