Niall McCann

Niall McCann is a bona fide Explorer Scientist, the likes of which has rarely been seen since the great era of Victorian Exploration. He is a travel/adventurer by nature and is completely at home in the jungle and on the road. It was Niall’s father who first presented him with a large boa constrictor to handle, at the age of 15. As a result, Niall still jumps at the chance to tackle any snake- from small, fast and venomous to huge giant constrictors like Anacondas.

At 31, Niall McCann is an extraordinary young man, who’s crossed the Atlantic Ocean in a row boat, crossed Greenland’s polar ice cap, traversed slack lines over 2500 ft chasms at Yosemite and ventured on jungle research expeditions around the world. Niall has just finished shooting a Gryphon/Wild Planet Productions television series called “Biggest & Baddest” for Discovery Networks International, Animal Planet Canada, Velocity (US).

In 2010-11, Niall made his television debut as the host of a one hour award-winning PBS Television special “Lost in the Amazon” also produced by Gryphon Productions. He’s currently completing his PhD (University of Cardiff) on Baird’s Tapir in the Honduran jungle. Niall is in the process of creating a Wildlife Preserve in Guyana and has petitioned the Honduran Government to protect and patrol his study site- the domain of the Tapir and other wildlife. Working on Biggest & Baddest television series (2011-2013), Niall pursues large and formidable creatures worldwide, while promoting animal conservation and the threats facing many of these species.

Niall has his BSc. degree from Bristol in Zoology and will be graduating with his Doctorate in Zoology from Cardiff University in the coming months. This year he can also add “Fellow Explorer of the Royal Geographical Society” to his list of prestigious accomplishments.