Guest Speaker: Ron Magill - “Storytelling in Nature”

Zoo Miami, Communications/Media Relations Director
Nikon, Ambassador USA

Ron has worked with wildlife for over 40 years. He is the host of HITN’s national wildlife documentary program “Mundo Salvaje con Ron Magill.” As Zoo Miami’s  “Goodwill Ambassador”, Ron has been featured on many television programs, including, National Geographic Explorer, the Discovery Networks, The Today Show, Good Morning America, The Late Show, CBS This Morning, Dateline, and CNN, as well as the popular Spanish networks Univision and Telemundo. In addition, he is a Nikon USA Ambassador and has composed hundreds of wildlife articles and award-winning photographs that have appeared in publications and galleries around the world. During his career, Ron traveled extensively throughout Africa, Asia, and Tropical America, developing and directing conservation projects and Emmy Award-winning documentaries, focused on each region’s unique and threatened wildlife.  

Ron’s proudest professional accomplishment is the establishment of the “Ron Magill Conservation Endowment” at the Zoo Miami Foundation. This endowment is the largest of its kind at the zoo and provides tens of thousands of dollars annually to conservation efforts, including scholarships and field conservation projects designed to protect wildlife across the globe.