Kara Weller
Kara Weller is a senior Expedition Leader with EYOS Expeditions. Her hard won practical experience has been honed through literally hundreds of expeditions to some of the world’s most challenging destinations. Her multi-role capability sees her leading expeditions, guiding hikes, lecturing in biology based topics and operating zodiacs in extreme conditions.
Kara has always had two major passions – for travel and for the biology of the natural world. While growing up in Alaska she first became interested in wildlife when bears and moose constantly visited the woods next to her house. From these early days arose a desire to understand the natural world around her that has seen her circumnavigate the globe several times.
With a B.S. and M.S. degree in wildlife biology from Colorado State University, Kara’s research experiences range from studying whales in the Bering Sea, eiders on the Arctic coast, river otters in central Europe, and raptors in central Alaska, to mouflon sheep in Eastern Europe. She worked for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service as well as the National Park Service, and some private organizations such as the Alaska Bird Observatory.
During the last 15 years her focus switched to wilderness & eco-travel, where she has worked extensively leading groups to over 50 countries. Kara has worked as expedition leader and lecturer on board small vessels in Alaska, British Columbia, eastern Russia, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic, South America and the South Pacific, Antarctica, and the Arctic, even reaching the North Pole itself. Since her first trip to Antarctica in 1994 her focus has been primarily for the polar regions, and she enjoys sharing her love and knowledge of these regions with others. She has completed over 90 expeditions to Antarctica, which is still her favorite destination.