Meet Host Jeff Corwin

Jeff Corwin has worked for the conservation of endangered species and ecosystems around the globe. He is the host of a variety of popular television shows, including Animal Planet's The Jeff Corwin Experience, Corwin's Quest, Investigation Earth, Spring Watch U.S.A. and King of the Jungle; Travel Channel's Into Alaska and Into theAmerican West; Disney's Going Wild with Jeff Corwin; NBC's Jeff Corwin Unleashed, which was nominated four times for an Emmy and won an Emmy for Outstanding Host. His popular television series are seen in 120 countries worldwide. He also co-created and co-hosted CNN's Planet in Peril with Anderson Cooper in 2007.

Men's Journal recognized Jeff as the world's greatest host of a natural history series. Jeff's book, Living on the Edge: Amazing Relationships in the Natural World, is now its fifth edition. His next book, 100 Heartbeats, which explores the plight of our planet's most endangered wildlife species, is being published by Rodale and is slated for release in 2009. Along with this new publication will be the eagerly awaited companion television series under the same title. Through Puffin Books, Jeff is also publishing a series of books for younger readers focusing on wildlife, ecology and conservation.

Jeff's wildlife and conservation work has been regularly featured on a variety of television series, including CNN, Fox News Channel, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS Morning Show, Ellen, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brian, Regis and Kelly, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.

A native of Massachusetts, Jeff has established an interactive museum and environmental education center called the EcoZone. Based in Norwell, Massachusetts, the goal of the EcoZone is to build awareness for the wildlife and ecology unique to the wetlands of southeastern Massachusetts. He has B.S. degrees in both Biology and Anthropology from Bridgewater State College, a M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and an honorary doctorate in Public Education from Bridgewater State College.

When not traveling the world, Jeff can be found at his home off the coast of Massachusetts, where he lives with his wife, Natasha, and two daughters, Maya Rose and Marina Faye.