Brady Barr

Brady Barr is the host of National Geographic's "Reptile Wild","Dangerous Encounters" and "Croc Chronicles With Dr Brady Barr". He has been employed with National Geographic since 1997. [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/supercroc/ Bios] A Texas native, Barr graduated from Indiana University with a B.S. in science education and later became a high school teacher. [ [http://www3.nsta.org/main/news/stories/nsta_story.php?news_story_ID=49968 NSTA in Indianapolis: Racing Toward Excellence ] ] After earning a Ph.D. at the University of Miami, [ [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/03/0307_030307_QAbarr_2.html For TV Reptile Expert Brady Barr, Work Bites ] ] he became the first known herpetologist to have captured all 23 species of crocodiles in his career. [ [http://www.nationalgeographic.com/speakers/profile_barr.html National Geographic Speakers Bureau: Brady Barr ] ]

While Barr was a doctoral student at the University of Miami in Coral Gables he studied alligators living wild in the Everglades National Park. His research into their diet and eating habits helped spawn conservation efforts in the region, contributing to the preservation of Florida’s unique ecosystem.

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