Boone Smith

Boone Smith

Birth : , Idaho, USA

History

Conservationist and wildlife tracker Boone Smith has traveled the world helping scientists study big cats. He has developed some of the best and safest techniques for attaching radio collars to large mammals so we can learn more about their lives and work to reduce human-predator conflict. Boone is a host on National Geographic WILD and has assisted National Geographic magazine photographers in the field. Currently, he is searching for lynx dens in Alaska’s back-country to study the population and health of lynx kittens.

Profile

Boone Smith

Movies

Man Vs. Puma
Self
Big-cat expert Boone Smith tracks pumas in Patagonia, but the tables are turned when a big cat starts to stalk him.
Cougars Undercover
Self (archive footage)
This documentary follows the lives and hardships of several cougars (mountain lions) which have been under study by the Teton Cougar Project since 2000.
Big Cat Games
Himself
From extreme speed to bone crushing bites, big cats are some of the most impressive predators on the planet. Each of them is an incredible animal, with its own unique and special set of skills. In Big Cat Games, we will challenge ferocious felines against each other in a series of trials that will determine once and for all who is king of the cats. In the wild they are confident, dominant, and fearless—but they have never had to face anything like this before. Lions, cheetahs and tigers will be pushed to the limits of their natural athletic abilities
Man V. Lion
Self - Big Cat Expert
For wildlife filmmakers, the only way to safely explore the startling African lion is at the end of a mighty long lens — until now. Man v. Lion follows veteran big cat expert Boone Smith across the Nambiti Game Reserve as he tracks three male lions in the open African bush. But to truly understand these brothers, Boone goes face to face with them. We take an in-depth look at the lions' unique physical attributes, intricate hierarchy, and complex hunting strategies. Boone explores each stage of a lion's kill leading up to the final face-off: Boone in the middle of lions devouring their prey.
Cougar v. Wolf
Narrator (voice)
Cougar expert Bo' Smith heads deep into Montana's Bitterroot Mountains to detail the competition between two top predators.
Hunt for the Shadow Cat
Self - Host
Boone Smith and Howard Quigley team up to capture, film and attach tracking collars to many jaguars in Belize in the hopes of learning more about this magnificent creature.