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Yellowstone Safari Company has been providing a first-class wildlife viewing and wildland recreation service since 1990. What sets us apart from other companies in this field is our attention to quality and detail, and the extraordinary group of people working in our team.
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Ken created Northern Rockies Natural History in 1991 to share his love of our wildland heritage with others. He changed the company name to Yellowstone Safari Company (YSC) in 2001. Ken's Bachelor of Science and graduate studies focused on Wildlife Biology and Natural Resource Management. His professional and technical environmental career has included: Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks, US National Forest Service, Montana Nature Conservancy, Museum of the Rockies (Montana State University), AMAX Coal Co., US Fish and Wildlife Service, and private wilderness outfitters. Ken's knowledge, enthusiasm and experience are evident in the quality of his tours and presentations. His personal goal is to make sure that guests have the most rewarding experience possible and take home lifetime memories of the amazing wildlife diversity and rich history of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem and surrounding areas. |
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| Susi is the Sales & Marketing Manager at Yellowstone Safari Company. Originally from Germany, she had lived, worked and traveled in several countries before exchanging her international corporate life for a life lived close to the wild outdoors. Susi moved to Montana in 1993 and became a travel planner and writer. She has published several articles in local publications, and produced a radio show about the Yellowstone wolves for German public radio. Susi joined Yellowstone Safari Company in 2002. When not in the office designing safaris for clients and working on marketing ideas, she can be found watching wolves in Yellowstone, hiking the backcountry with her llama buddies, or cross country skiing through Montana's winter wonderland with her husband. Susi and Ken got married in September of 2005. |
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| Davina first came to Yellowstone in 2001 to work as a fisheries biological technician for the park service. She has combined six years of fisheries and aquatic ecology experience at several different national parks and national forests, including three seasons surveying streams throughout Yellowstone. Originally from southern California, she graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science in biology. She has a real passion for the outdoors and enjoys sharing it with others. Her hobbies include fishing, hiking, backpacking and photography. When not guiding or pursuing the ultimate outdoor experience, she can be found of the snowy slopes working as a snowboard instructor. Davina joined Yellowstone Safari Company in 2005 and has been a favorite with our young safari participants and their families. |
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| Jennifer has been enjoying and exploring Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks over the past 20 years and almost weekly over the past 8 years. She has extensive experience learning and sharing Yellowstone with others. In the past 5 years she has: volunteered with the winter wolf count, researched Sandhill Cranes and Long-Billed Curlews at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, collaboratively taught graduate level courses on Thermal Biology and Wildlife Ecology in Yellowstone for science teachers, brought her elementary and middle school classes to Expedition: Yellowstone! at the Lamar Buffalo Ranch for week long learning experiences, and written curricula on the archaeology, biology and ecology of Yellowstone's northern range. Jennifer enjoys birding, llama trekking, horseback riding, photography, and playing scrabble in her free time. She is excited to be one of the newest members of the Yellowstone Safari team and looking forward to many great adventures. |
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| Vickie's passion for wildlife and conservation lead her to pursue a PhD in biogeography from the University of Utah. Her doctoral research investigated how both the human landscape and the physical environment affect grizzly bear conservation in the Rocky Mountain West. She moved to Bozeman to participate in conservation projects within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, most notably, a wolf-cattle coexistence. Besides “big animals with teeth”, the Northern goshawk and pine marten have also been the focus of past research efforts, as has forest dynamics and non-native plant species. Motivated by her passion for nature and wildlife she has visted all the continents except Antarctica; but emphasizes there's still time! Vickie's favorite adventures include mountaineering in Ecuador, bike touring in Europe, going on safari in Tanzania, and canoeing in the Arctic. Her most recent adventure has been at Montana State University, where she has been a researcher and adjunct instructor of biogeography. She loves sharing her knowledge of wildlife and conservation with people, and looks forward to sharing her knowledge with you. |
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| Kate has called Montana home since 2000 when she arrived in the Yellowstone region and managed a tourist cabin facility in the remote town of Silver Gate, Montana. She had left Maine in 1997, headed west and landed in Moab, Utah where she spent the next few summers as a whitewater rafting guide. During the winter months, she studied Parks Recreation and Tourism Management at the University of Utah. In 2000, Kate rode her bike, which she has since considered the ultimate means of transportation, first along the California coast and then from Glacier to Yellowstone National Park. Along the way, she fell in love with the Rocky Mountains. Kate joined Yellowstone Safari Company as assistant tour planner in May of 2008 and has been an indispensible addition to the team! She enjoys helping clients from all over the world book their once-in-a-lifetime Yellowstone experience. When not in the office, Kate enjoys backpacking, mountain biking and snowboarding. |
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Cody joined the Yellowstone Safari Company Team in 2002. He has been a supportive member of the team by coming to the office almost every day and making everybody smile. He has also joined some of the Wildlife River Safaris and is enjoyed by young and old(er) participants. Cody is a very gentle soul and determined to be happy. When not working, Cody likes to run and fetch sticks, swim, and go on long hikes. |
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