text: Close encounter In filming a segment of CNN's Planet in Peril with Anderson Cooper at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center near Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 22, 2007, Corwin was the victim of a playful elephant. This rough-play consisted of the elephant putting Corwin's elbow in its mouth and wrapping its trunk around his arm, and swinging him around. He yelled as the elephant shook its head, releasing and throwing Corwin into the shallow water in which they were standing.  Corwin noted that the pain was so overwhelming that he nearly blacked out, and that his arm still does not work correctly. Corwin later posted the following summary of injuries that resulted:
  Personal life
  Corwin lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts, with his wife Natasha and their two daughters: Maya Rose (b. July 6, 2003) and Marina (b. September 11, 2008).
  He is of Hungarian and Romanian ancestry on his father's side.
  Filmography
  Going Wild with Jeff Corwin:  Disney Channel 1997–1999.
  The Jeff Corwin Experience:  Animal Planet 2000–2003.
  Death Grip: CSI Miami 2003.
  Giant Monsters:  Animal Planet 2003.
  Jeff Corwin Unleashed:  Discovery Kids Channel 2003.
  King of the Jungle:  Animal Planet 2003–2004.
  Corwin's Quest:  Animal Planet 2005–2006.
  Into America's West:  Travel Channel 2008.
  Into Alaska:  Travel Channel 2007.
  Feeling the Heat:  Partnered with Defenders of Wildlife 2009.
  Future Earth: 100 Heartbeats: MSNBC 2009.
  Extreme Cuisine with Jeff Corwin:  Food Network 2009–10.
  Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin:  ABC 2011–2016.
  Ocean Treks with Jeff Corwin: ABC 2016–2020.
  Expedition Chesapeake: Whitaker Center Productions 2019.
  Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin: ABC 2021–present