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"In the end we will conserve only what we love.  We will love only what we understand.

We will understand only what we are taught."  --Baba Dioum, Senegalese ecologist

    Pam began working at the Department of Natural Resources in 1978.  Wildlife management

training and animal behavior internships led to a research position on a project studying dolphin

communication and cognition.  She became a museum naturalist in 1991, training staff and

volunteers to handle and teach about wild animals. 

    Over the past 20 years Pam has trained police dogs, flown falcons, raised bobcats, relocated

rattlesnakes, and taught hundreds of  wildlife classes.  She's managed field research projects

studying eagles, beaver, owls, rattlesnakes, peregrine falcons and ravens. 

    She's been a naturalist on a whale watching boat, a museum manager, director of research,

conference speaker, field trip leader and classroom science teacher.  In every case her favorite

job is bringing enthusiasm and a sense of wonder to audiences of all ages, helping them develop

a sense of appreciation and respect for wildlife.

    Pam currently offers contract teaching and consultation services to schools and museums.

For more information or booking call (510) 530-7826 or e-mail pamswan@pamswan.com