Sadly, the current incarnation of Martha’s show has come to a close after seven seasons.  The crew just finished their last episode,  and in celebration they’ve released a video showing some bloopers from this final season–and my segment with the pooping pig made it into the final cut!

You can watch the blooper reel here.

Martha, if you’re reading this, it’s been an honor and a lot of fun to be your guest over the years.  Thanks for helping to spread NWF’s conservation message to your many fans.

I will be appearing on this first-ever “all animals” episode of The Martha Stewart Show which airs Friday, November 18th on Hallmark Channel.

For my segment, I brought a few “backyard wildlife” species to promote National Wildlife Federation’s Certified Wildlife Habitat^® program.   Martha’s a fan and participant of the program.  In fact,  I certified Martha’s yard as an official wildlife habitat with NWF back in 2007.

Tune in or set your DVR and learn a little more about the animals that share your neighborhood.

Here’s a teaser clip for the episode.  See if you can figure out which animals are from my segment.

Several of the species I brought are available for adoption through NWF including lemurs, cougars and (believe it or not) rattlesnakes.

Here’s the clip – enjoy!

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Dave will be corralling some cute animals onstage, including a burrowing owl, Arctic fox, Canada lynx and a two-month-old baby spider monkey.

Burrowing Owls live in North, Central and South America. They can be found in the desert southwest and western grasslands in the U.S. northward into Canada, as well as a population in Florida. Ground-dwelling owls that use burrows for safety and to lay their eggs.

They live in open country with sparse vegetation that allows good view of landscape. The owls are only about 10″ tall and only weigh 6 or 7 ounces. They eat large insects such as beetles and grasshoppers, as well as small mammals (mice, rats, gophers, ground squirrels, young rabbits, bats). Other prey includes reptiles and amphibians, scorpions, and smaller birds.

Arctic Foxes live in the Arctic tundra. They have a white coat in winter which is shed in spring to a gray-black-brown coat in summer, keeping them camouflaged in all seasons. Their winter coat is extremely insulating and keeps fox warm. They also have tiny ears, a short muzzle and limbs that help them live in the Arctic (less surface area for heat to escape), as well as hairy foot pads for insulation and grip on snow and ice.

Foxes only weigh about 10 lbs. (about the weight of house cat).

They are monogamous–a fox pair digs a den where the female has 4-10 kits each year. Some dens have been used for hundreds generations over the centuries. They live usually only 4 years, but in captivity live longer (10-12 years).

Canada Lynx are found in the boreal forest in Canada and the northern U.S. (upper New England, upstate NY, upper Great Lakes region, Northern Rockies/Yellowstone, Northern Cascades and Alaska). They weigh between 20-30 lbs.

They are similar to the more widespread bobcat, but are taller, have larger feet, grayer fur and tufts of fur on its ears. The other way to tell them apart is that bobcats have striped tails but lynx just have a black tip.

These cats are adapted for living in snow. They have large feet act as snowshoes and pads are covered in fur for insulation.

Their primary prey is the snowshoe hare, but they also feed on other small mammals like red squirrels and birds such as grouse and even sometimes deer.

They are a threatened species in the U.S. due to habitat loss and fragmentation (logging of boreal forest), hunting and trapping and getting hit by cars.

Black-Handed Spider Monkeys live in tropical forests from southern Mexico and throughout Central America. They are highly arboreal and spend most of their time high up in tree canopy, rarely coming to the ground. Spider monkeys move through the trees by jumping and swinging from braches using their long arms and prehensile tails (which act as a fifth limb and for balance). Their fingers are almost like hooks to catch the branches.

They live in loose social groups of 20-30 individuals, but forage in smaller groups groups of 5-6 individuals. The groups are led by dominant females who decide where to forage. They eat primarily fruits, but will also eat nuts, young leaves, bark, honey, insects and bird eggs if fruit isn’t available.

These monkeys “bark” when threatened and often throw branches, jump up and down and shake tree limbs when approached by humans.

Spider monkeys are endangered species, threatened by the destruction of tropical forests and hunting.

Find out what you can do to celebrate getting outside with your family and enjoying nature and wildlife. National Wildlife Week is your chance to Be Out There™!

Watch Martha and Dave and their jumpy guests:

Frog Facts:

• Frogs are amphibians. They start life under water breathing through gills and go through metamorphosis, growing legs and lungs.
• Females are typically much larger than males.
• All frogs are carnivorous and feed voraciously on insects and other small animals.
• As predators they play a key role in controlling insects. They are also important for agriculture, gardening and also control of insect-borne diseases.
• Frogs have very sensitive skin that absorbs liquids and gasses. This makes them “canaries in the coal mine” when it comes to monitoring how pollution or other changes are disrupting ecosystems.
• Skin secretions of frogs protect them from disease and are being studied for human medical benefits.
• One-third to one-half of all frog species are at risk of going extinct. About 120 species have gone extinct in recent years. This is the biggest potential mass extinction of one group of creatures since the dinosaurs.

You can help scientists know what frogs are hopping around your backyard by taking part in the National Wildlife Federation’s Frogwatch USA™ program. It’s fun for the whole family, a great way to get outside and it’s a neat thing individuals can do to help frogs.

This year, NWF has teamed up the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Amphibian Ark and organizations around the world as an official partner of the “Year of the Frog” campaign to raise awareness about the alarming decline in global frog populations. Year of the Frog calls attention to the alarming decline of frogs globally from factors such as…

• Global warming
• Air and water pollution
• Habitat destruction
• Invasive species
• Exotic pet trade
• Chytrid fungus

Find out how you can be a part of Frogwatch USA in the Year of the Frog!

Part One – David Mizejewski Talks Rainforests with Martha

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Part Two – David Mizejewski Talks Rainforests with Martha

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