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Support Zoo A Wild Affair Gala JEFF CORWIN
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.
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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 Jeff Corwin Experience, Corwin's Quest, Spring
Watch, and King of the Jungle; Disney's Going Wild with Jeff Corwin;
Investigation Earth with the Discovery Networks; NBC's Jeff Corwin Unleashed,
which was nominated four times for an Emmy and won an Emmy for Outstanding
Host; and the Travel Channel's Into Alaska and Into the American West.
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. On November 20th 2008, Animal Planet will premier The Vanishing
Frog. This powerful documentary highlights Jeff’s year long, global
odyssey exploring the mass extinction of our planet’s important
amphibian species. 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 5th addition,
presently Jeff's next book, 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, Good Morning America, The Today Show, CBS
Morning Show, Ellen Degeneres, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night
with Conan O’Brian, Regis and Kelly and The Oprah Winfrey Show. 
