Jeff Corwin
While pursuing his undergraduate degrees, Jeff became an
activist working to protect the threatened rain forests
of Central and South America. His efforts led to the
establishment of the Emerald Canopy Rainforest Foundation,
a grass-roots organization dedicated to protecting rain
forests through educational outreach and habitat
conservation. While working with Emerald Canopy, Jeff
served as a member of a youth action committee for the
United Nations Environmental Program. In 1994, Jeff
partook in the JASON Project as an expedition naturalist
during their televised broadcast from the rain forests of
Belize. He then went on to help produce and host Jaguar
Trax, a natural-history docu-drama filmed on location in
the jungles of Costa Rica.
From 1997 to 1999, Jeff co-created, produced and hosted the Disney Channel's popular television series, Going Wild With Jeff Corwin. Going Wild strove to communicate the importance of wildlife to a family audience in a manner that was both fun and educational. In 1998, the show became one of the first computer interactive programs on television, allowing the audience to experience and participate with the exploration process!
At present, Jeff has partnered with Animal Planet and Popular Arts Entertainment to launch a new wildlife adventure series titled The Jeff Corwin Experience. Jeff serves as an executive producer and host for this exciting show, which premiered for the prime-time TV audience in fall 2000. You can also see him host his newest show Giant Monsters.
Check out a short clip of Giant Monsters by clicking Here
Beyond television, Jeff is developing a series of books that
explore the natural history of endangered species and the
threatened ecosystems they inhabit. When Jeff is not in the
field, he spends much of his time presenting an outreach
lecture series on wildlife, ecology and conservation to
audiences throughout the United States. As a keynote speaker,
Jeff has addressed a diverse array of organizations, including
the United Nations conference on Youth and the Environment,
the Maui Earth Summit, the International Rainforest Conference,
Explorers Hall at the National Geographic Society, and
convocation and commencement ceremonies for his alma mater,
Bridgewater State College.
Jeff is also establishing an interactive museum and environmental education center called the EcoZone. The goal of the center will be to help build awareness about the wildlife and ecology unique to the wetlands of southeastern Massachusetts. This state-of-the-art facility is being developed in partnership with the South Shore Natural Science Center of Norwell, Mass.
Jeff has bachelor of science degrees in both biology and
anthropology from Bridgewater State College. He has also
completed graduate work on Central American bats through
the department of natural resource conservation at the
University of Massachusetts at Amherst. In May 1999,
Bridgewater State College honored Jeff with a doctorate
in public education for his lifelong work in communicating
to the public the need for a sustainable approach to using
natural resources and the importance of conserving
endangered species. Jeff firmly believes that it is through
education and awareness that the natural resources, wildlife
and ecosystems making up our planet will be conserved for
future generations.
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Jeff Corwin