Niall McCann

Niall is a seasoned adventurer who has rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, skied across Greenland, cycled over the Himalayas, and been on multiple rock climbing and mountaineering trips around the world. He is also an award-winning wildlife TV presenter with shows on the BBC, PBS, Animal Planet Canada, Nat Geo Wild, the Discovery Channel and Ecoflix, most recently with a strong focus on climate change and human-wildlife conflict. 

Niall has a PhD in Conservation Biology and has led biological research expeditions in jungle environments for the past 20 years. Niall is the Conservation Director for National Park Rescue, a direct-action conservation organisation protecting some of the most threatened national parks in Africa, and is co-Chair of the global EndPandemics Alliance. In addition to his day-to-day work in conservation, Niall lobbies the UK government to put conservation and the environment at the heart of their International Development Aid strategy, and is involved in multiple projects at the nexus between innovative finance and conservation.

Niall had a fulsome adventure career, apparently cut short when he broke his back in a speedflying accident in 2016. After learning how to walk again, he joined the Mountain Rescue team that rescued him, and continues to pursue adventure and exploration around the world, despite the ongoing effects of a spinal cord injury.