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Jeff Corwin

BIRTHPLACE: Boston, MA

CURRENT HOMETOWN: Coastal New England

SERIES AND SPECIALS: The Jeff Corwin Experience, Corwin's Quest, Spring Watch USA, King of the Jungle, Giant Monsters, The Vanishing Frog

AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Wildlife biology and natural resources management; Corwin has bachelor of science degrees in biology and anthropology from Bridgewater State College and a master of science degree in wildlife and fisheries conservation from the University of Massachusetts. Jeff lectures on wildlife, ecology and conservation to audiences across the United States.

NON-ANIMAL EXPERTISE: Wine (oenology), anthropology

FAMILY STATUS: Wife, Natasha; daughters, Maya and Marina

FAVORITE QUOTE: "No one creature is greater than another for all life forms are significant."

FAVORITE SPOTS IN THE WORLD: The island where I live, off of the South Shore in Massachusetts.

FAVORITE SPOTS IN THE U.S.: Beyond where I live, Alaska and Sonoran Desert, Arizona

FOR FUN: Cooking, fly fishing and entertaining with great food and wine

OTHER: Jeff also established an interactive museum and environmental education center called the EcoZone. Based in Norwell, Massachusetts, the town where Jeff spent his childhood, the goal of the EcoZone is to build awareness for the wildlife and ecology unique to the wetlands of southeastern Massachusetts. In 2004, Jeff won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performance in a Children's Series for Jeff Corwin Unleashed.