About Lee Hales
Lee Hales
Lee Hales is a naturalist, presenter and science educator with vast experience presenting before a varied audience base, from schools to National Park vacationers to television audiences. He has worked as a zoologist, animal handler, private guide and field naturalist. He brings his expertise in geology, paleontology, botany, astronomy, animal behavioralism and meteorology to the field. An approachable public speaker with a strong camera presence, he has appeared in documentaries and programs on the Travel Channel, PBS, History Channel, Learning Channel, National Geographic Channel and news media. Lee brings his natural curiosity and love of nature discovery to viewers. He lives in Greater New Orleans area with his wife and two children. Lee also continues to use his skills to delve into the realm of Crypotozoology as an Expedition Naturalist in various field mysteries of unexplained or out-of-place animals.
Credits
National Geographic: Secret Yosemite: Goes beyond the tourist hotspots and journeys deep into the dynamic and untamed wilderness behind 12,000 square miles of awe-inspiring natural wonders few have ever seen. Role: Park Naturalist/Guide/Site Scout.
PBS: Great Lodges of the West and Great Lodges of the National Parks: delving into the times and personalities that shaped each building and its park setting. Role: Ahwahnee Historian.
The Travel Channel: Hidden Yosemite: A journey through the hidden treasures of Yosemite that most people will never get to see. Role: Park Naturalist/Guide/Site Scout and contributing photographer.
NBC Today Show: Satellite interview with Today Show host Matt Lauer on safe Back Country hiking in Bear Country. Role: Naturalist/spokesperson.
TLC: A wedding story: Reality Series following couples in unique settings preparing for their big day. Role: Historian/Guide for couple and wedding party.
Independent Television News (ITN) UK: Monica’s Postcards: Monica Lewinsky travels around the USA giving an insight into various places to visit. Role: Park Naturalist/Guide/Site Scout.
A&E: Legend Hunters Bigfoot: Series exploring iconic legends and the people who go in search of the unexplained. Role: Expedition Zoologist.
History Channel: Monster Quest;Hunt for the Chupacabra; Follow researchers and scientists on their quest to find mysterious monsters. Role: Wildlife expert.
History Channel: Monster Quest; Jaws in Illinois; Travel deep into the waterways of remote Louisiana to search for giant inland sharks. Role: Naturalist/Expedition leader.
History Channel: Monster Quest; Travel deep into the jungle of South America to search for the truth about Piranhas of the Amazon Basin. Role: Naturalist/Expedition leader.
Work
- Audubon Nature Institute: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Gator Ranch & Hatchery Education Foundation: Covengton, Louisiana
- Yosemite National Park: Yosemite, California
- Buffalo Zoological Gardens :Buffalo, New York
- Buffalo Museum of Science: Buffalo, New York
Related :
- Worked as Paleontological Guide and establishing member of Hamburg Natural History Society, Inc., a public fossil park in Western New York.
EDUCATION
State University of New York College at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
B S Environmental Science Concentration on Geology
Minoring in Paleontology and Natural History
Secondary Science Education
