Matt's studies and careers over the years have centered on plants, animals and the environment. Majoring in zoology and botany, he obtained his master's degree in animal behavior (ethology) from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Matt has spent many years lecturing and teaching natural history subjects at New York's American Museum of Natural History; has illustrated insects for scientific journals; collected insects in Venezuela (two species are named in his honor); taught midde school science; directed an environmental education center for over a decade; is presently involved with bird research and...more
