WILD PLANET GUIDES

Denver Holt is a wildlife researcher and founder and president of the Owl Research Institute and the Ninepipes Center for Wildlife Research and Education, located in Charlo, Montana.  His particular focus since 1978 has been researching owls and their ecology.  He has published numerous papers for scientific as well as popular publications, and co-authored children’s science books on owls.  He has conducted research in North and Central America.  He has led numerous birding and nature tours throughout the U.S., Central America, and Africa.  He is an avid naturalist with additional interests and knowledge that include insects, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, plant identification and geology.  The Montana Chapter of the Wildlife Society named Denver as Biologist of the Year for 2000. His research on Snowy Owls was published in the December 2002 issue of National Geographic Magazine, featuring a Snowy Owl on the cover.

Megan Fylling, a wildlife biologist, earned a bachelor’s degree in Zoology in 2000 before moving to Montana to pursue her career. She has studied birds and their ecology throughout the western U.S. and enjoys birding as a hobby. Most recently, she works for the Avian Science Center at the University of Montana as a Program Coordinator. She also currently works in wildlife genetics and has studied aquatic invertebrates. Megan has volunteered for several organizations including the Owl Research Institute, Bird's Eye View Banding and Education Program, and RaptorView Research. Guiding tours is one of Megan's passions and she has been involved in guiding for the past five years including tours for Victor Emanuel nature tours. Aside from wildlife, her interests include botany, reading, hockey, traveling and backpacking.