David Mizejewski (born September 15, 1975) is a naturalist, television personality and a spokesperson for the

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. He frequently appears as a wild life expert on talk shows such as ''

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'', '' Conan'',''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life

David Mizejewski graduated from

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in 1997 with a degree in Human and Natural Ecology.

Career

Mizejewski is a graduate and board member of Emerging Wildlife Conservation Leaders (EWCL), an exclusive, two-year leadership training, networking, and mentoring program. He was one of twenty young conservationists to be nominated and selected for the inaugural class of this competitive program in 2005. He joined the board in 2008. Mizejewski has also sat on advisory groups for the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign, Biodiversity Council, Alliance for Workplace Excellence, OurEarth.org, and ''

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'' magazine." Mizejewski is the host of the

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series '' Pet Talk'', in which he helps people connect people to wildlife by helping them understand their pets and their wild ancestors. He also hosted and produced

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's ''Backyard Habitat'', is a regular guest on NBC's ''

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'', '' Conan'', and ABC's ''

''. In addition to his television appearances, Mizejewski has worked as a wildlife consultant on motion picture productions such as ''

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'' and '' Legend of the Guardians''. Mizejewski is the author of ''Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife'', which won the 2005

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Benjamin Franklin Award for Gardening/Architecture. He is a contributor to ''

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'' magazine and a contributing editor at '' Birds and Blooms'' magazine. Mizejewski has written several articles for ''

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''. Mizejewski also contributed an essay to the 2006 book ''Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog''

Mizejewski is the co-host of ''The Elfquest Show'' podcast.

Personal life

Mizejewski lives in

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, with his husband Justin. Their wedding was held in a rustic barn in

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on 7 November 2015.

References

External links

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Profile in Emory Magazine
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