Catherine Jardine

A graduate of the University of Guelph, Catherine Jardine is an avid naturalist and traveller who follows her considerable interests in wildlife and landscapes worldwide. A superlative communicator of the natural world, Catherine works as a staff ornithologist with Birds Canada, where her research focuses on large-scale datasets as a means to answer questions about bird ecology and anthropogenic impacts on bird populations.

Catherine has worked as field biologist on multiple different projects, including surveys of seabirds such as Atlantic Puffins and Rhinoceros Auklets on remote islands. She’s also worked with many critically endangered bird species including the flightless Kakapo and Brown Kiwi in New Zealand, and Burrowing Owls in North America. She has also worked as an expedition guide in Antarctica. Catherine grounds her interpretive style in an understanding of a region’s ecology, the adaptations of its resident wildlife and the current conservation challenges and solutions. Engaging people in the wonders of the natural world, while making as many puns as possible, is her passion!

Here's what travellers are saying about Catherine:

"Catherine was amazing - knowledgeable, organized and on top of every need." - Barbara W., 2020 Pico Bonito traveller

Upcoming Tours

Quest Nature Tours

Great Bear Rainforest: In Search of Spirit Bears

Sep 20-27, 2025 (8 days)

Recent Blog Posts

Sovereigns of the South

By: Catherine Jardine

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