David Mizejewski

David Mizejewski

David Mizejewski is a naturalist, author, blogger, and national media personality with the National Wildlife Federation. He interprets the natural world and teaches Americans about wildlife, how to help it, and how to connect with nature. David has hosted television shows on NatGeo WILD and Animal Planet, and frequently appears on the Today Show, Conan, CNN, NPR and many other media outlets. He is author of the award-winning book "Attracting Birds, Butterflies and Other Backyard Wildlife."

NWF, Wendy Williams and Baby Animals

If you’re a fan of Wendy Williams’ syndicated talk show, or saw her on Dancing With the Stars, you know that she’s a larger-than-life personality.  As a regular guest on … Read more

Wildlife Gardening on Today Show

Garden for Wildlife Month kicks off on May 1st so I themed my most recent appearance on the Today Show around “backyard wildlife,” native plants, and simple tips on how … Read more

NWF Featured in “Best of Martha Stewart”

As National Wildlife Federation’s naturalist and media personality, I’ve been appearing on Martha Stewart’s daily talk show since 2005 to get her many viewers excited about protecting wildlife and joining NWF. … Read more

Hoda Holds a Scorpion

Here’s a clip of NWF’s most recent appearance on the Today Show with Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb to promote National Wildlife Week. Of the two hosts, Hoda is … Read more

Bobcats, Armadillos, Coatimundis and Kathie Lee

What do a bobcat, a nine-banded armadillo, a veiled chameleon, a wallaby and a white-nosed coatimundi have in common?  Three of them happen to be wildlife that could show up … Read more

NWF Celebrates 75th Anniversary on Today Show

Here’s the clip of my final appearance on the Today Show in 2011 with Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie. With winter newly upon us I included a few  animals that … Read more

Wild Thanksgiving on Today Show

Here’s the clip of National Wildlife Federation’s Today Show segment in celebration of Thanksgiving. In keeping with the theme, I of course brought on a wild turkey.  I wanted to … Read more

Martha Stewart Loves Wildlife

Martha Stewart loves wildlife and she’s showing it by dedicating an entire episode of her show to some of cutest, funniest and surprising animals that share this planet with us. … Read more

Wendy Williams says “How You Doin’?” to a Giant Toad

One of the coolest parts of my job as National Wildlife Federation Naturalist and Media Personality is getting to do TV appearances with live animals to get people excited about … Read more

5 Spook-tacular Animals to Welcome to Your Garden this Halloween

Updated October 2021 Each year at Halloween, popular decorations and public perceptions can give some animals a reputation for being menacing or malignant. But some of these creepy critters, like … Read more