The Animal House from WAMU 88.5

The world’s busiest explorer, Jeff Corwin, takes some rare down time to talk with Sam Litzinger about how his mother’s encouragement and a love of snakes influenced his current work with wildlife and nature conservation. Music: “Animal Dreams” by Bob James; “River” by Enya

Jeff Corwin prefers the modest distinction of “naturalist,” but he is arguably the world’s most recognized wildlife expert and conservationist, thanks to his numerous media projects that reach millions of people.

The world’s busiest explorer, Jeff Corwin, takes some rare down time to talk with Sam Litzinger about how his mother’s encouragement and a love of snakes influenced his current work with wildlife and nature conservation. Then, Justin Goodman of PETA talks about recent accusations of animal cruelty against the U.S.