Barbara was born in Austria and has since her childhood days a sincere interest in nature and mountaineering. Therefore, the biology study in Innsbruck fitted perfectly to her interests. During her bachelor study program, she already worked for several scientific projects on cold ecosystems (Alpine region, Arctic) as well as the tropics.

 

During this time, she developed a strong passion for lives of animals, especially invertebrates.She finished her Master of Science/Zoology with writing a thesis about a water bear species, a tiny resilient multicellular animal, living on the surface of glaciers.

 

In 2012 the freshly graduated zoologist entered the world of tourism as a passionate nature guide and ever since joined many expedition cruises in cold regions (Arctic, Antarctica) and warmer climes (South America, Southeast Asia, Australasia, Oceania).

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