Thanks for visiting our site! Our Philosophy: We believe that young people learn best when they are intrigued, challenged, involved, and entertained. Our goal is to present relevant information on a wide variety of conservation and natural history topics. It is also our goal that everyone, including us, has a great time.
Eric "Mr. B" Brittingham graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University as a certified teacher specializing in Life/Earth Science and Reading. Over the last 17 years, he has been a classroom teacher with Mansfield ISD, as well as served as River Legacy Living Science Center Liaison with the Arlington ISD, Safari Guide with Animal Edutainment, Inc., educator and supervisor at the Lacerte Family Children's Zoo, outdoor education volunteer for Audubon programming at Cedar Ridge Preserve, and Volunteer Ambassador at the Fort Worth Zoo. Currently, he fulfills the role of Vice President and Program Presenter with Wildlife On The Move, Inc. Mr. B can be reached directly via email at < mrb@wildlifeonthemove.com >.                                                                                                                                                         Mr. B with a newborn Burmese python. The mother of this particular snake has                                                                                                                                                     fascinated and helped educate literally thousands of kids over the years.
Over the last 30 years, K.C. Rudy has been a classroom science teacher, Education Director for the Living Science Center in Arlington, Education Coordinator at the Lacerte Family Children's Zoo, and Regional Director of Education for the Audubon Society. He has master's degrees in both biology and math and is a past-president of the North Texas Herpetological Society. More importantly, according to his mother, he has been a lover of creepy critters since he was two.                                                                                                                                            K.C. with a native (and unusually well-behaved) Texas rat snake. This particular species                                                                                                                                        is one of the largest snakes in Texas and - although nonvenomous - is known as a biter.
Shawna Rudy is a former animal keeper at the Dallas Zoo. She cared for, and gave Keeper Talks about rhinos, cheetahs, camels, bongos, kangaroos, bighorn sheep, and warthogs, among others. She has also conducted programs and served as Volunteer Coordinator for Audubon's informal nature education programs at Cedar Ridge Preserve. She has a bachelor's degree in biology.                                                                                                                                       Shawna talkin' tortoise, as only she can. Here she is interpreting dialogue between a                                                                                                                                     leopard tortoise from Africa and a Burmese brown mountain tortoise from southeast Asia.
All three have considerable experience with informal education and animal-related outreach programming. Affiliations include the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, National Association for Interpretation, Texas Association for Environmental Education, and the Texas Outdoor Education Association.