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On Jeff Corwin's 100 HEARTBEATS

Animal Person

For only $450,000, we could buy almost all of the habitat neded to protect Ecuador's remaining frogs. Corwin tells the story of the Maasai of Kenya, whose culture involved disdain for and slaughter of lions. It's important to note that Corwin doesn't think he has all of the answers.

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My First West Coast Pelagic Trip

10,000 Birds

Where Hawaii, Japan, and Siberia are just an ocean away. I’ve been on a whale-watching trip in Orange County , twice gone out to Santa Cruz Island , and even visited Protection Island off the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. Where you can get out to deep water almost as soon as you leave the harbor. I want to see more of them!

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