About Damon RamseyDamon's aim in life is to combine his loves of nature and travel into a career, and experience as much nature and wildlife on our planet as he can. He completed his Biology degree at Charles Darwin University, Northern Territory, and James Cook University at Townsville and Cairns, north Queensland. Previous to this he gained his qualifications in Outdoor, Adventure and Interpretative Guiding in the Blue Mountains, south-eastern Australia. These courses led to a range of research assistant experiences, with rainforest plants, bandicoots, finches, bats, butterflies and cassowaries. Damon Ramsey is the sole trader of “Ecosystem Guides”. Part of this business is publishing a series of field guide books called the "Ecosystem Guides". He is the author and photographer of the series and has published various titles including “Rainforest of tropical Australia”, “Ocean Surfaces of Australasia”, and "Tropical Seashores of Australia". Upcoming titles will cover Australian savanna, tropical coral reefs, New Guinea rainforest, South-east Asian rainforest. For the last few years he has been one of the directors and owners of Educational Tours Australia. “ETA” organizes and runs various study tours, including biology and ecology programmes, for groups of students of all ages. For the last decade he has worked as a guide and lecturer for various companies and institutes around Australia and the Pacific, including day trips, overnight jungle hikes, rock art tours, documentary film crew, 4WD safaris, coral reef cruises, cycle tours, expedition cruises, wildlife & bird-watching tours, and biology, ecotourism & other study programs. His work and travel experiences have taken him to parts of southern Africa, North America, Central America, South America, India, South-east Asia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Polynesia, and of course around Australia.
He is based in Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.
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