User:URBANTARZAN

“URBANTARZAN has been captivated by animals and wildlife since being a small boy. Growing up in the Bronx New York, just a few miles from the Bronx Zoo, he spent many a day just mesmerized for hours at each exhibit, no matter what the species of animal. Knowing and feeling deep in his heart that he would one day fulfill his passion in life and work with exotic animals, URBANTARZAN turned his passion for animals into a career and for the past 20 years, he has worked as a trainer, animal wrangler and consultant on various television and film projects and has built a reputation for being an extremely capable trainer and handler. He is fearless and lives an exciting and dangerous life, often risking his own to save the lives of people and animals from injury and death. From catching feral wild cats in the basement of the five story tenement he lived in as kid, to wrestling a 25ft 250lb Reticulated Python on national television, alongside the late great Steve Irwin the "CROCODILE HUNTER", URBANTARZAN has seen it all.

He is known as "URBANTARZAN" because of his unique connection with, and uncanny ability to handle and interact with dangerous animals. Working predominately in the concrete jungle "NEW YORK CITY", URBANTARZAN’s skill, one of kind approach and look, have landed him some great work in the entertainment industry:

DISCOVERY CHANNEL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ANIMAL PLANET STEVE IRWIN the "CROCODILE HUNTER" JUNGLE JACK HANNAH JEFF CORWIN.. "THE JEFF CORWIN EXPERIENCE" JIM FOWLER..MUTUAL OF OMAHA'S WILD KINGDOM LATE NIGHT with CONAN O'BRIEN... nbc network LATE NIGHT with DAVID LETTERMAN...cbs network LIVE with REGIS & KELLY ..abc network "THE VIEW"...abc network "GOOD DAY NY" on Fox channel 5 network "Dr. Oz" HOPE & FAITH....KELLY RIPA "MAKE MY DAY" WPIX "CANDID CAMERA" GUIDING LIGHT AS THE WORLD TURNS SEX & the CITY DAMAGES with GLENN CLOSE NYPD BLUE THIRD WATCH "NEW AMSTERDAM" on FOX LAW & ORDER SVU LAW & ORDER CRIMINAL INTENT "NIKE" COMMERCIAL "MAZDA" COMMERCIAL with WILLAM DAFOE "GUINNESS" COMERCIAL RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR THE TONY AWARDS with HUGH JACKMAN SEX& the CITY the movie "LIMITLESS" with ROBERT DINERO TYLER PERRYS "FOR A COLORED GIRL" with WHOOPIE GOLDBERG..MACY GRAY..JANET JACKSON etc "UNFIT MOMMA'S BOY" with KYRA SEDGWICK ARTICLES OF the TRUTH THE BIG APPLE FILM JENNIFER LOPEZ VIDEO TWISTED SISTER VIDEO...SILVER BELLS DMX VIDEO RAKIM VIDEO BEN FOLDS VIDEO SHYNE VIDEO RUSSEL SIMMONS DOG FIGHTING PSA "VIBE MAGAZINE" "OPRAH MAGAZINE" "ELLE MAGAZINE" "Conde"Nast PORTFOLIO MAGAZINE

URBANTARZAN has extensive experience working with Exotic and Domestic animals alike in all media platforms including film/television/print etc. as well as professional, discreet and safe animal/wildlife removal services.

As an animal advocate and as part of his animal removal business, he is called in to save a variety of animals that find themselves in precarious situations. These exotic, domestic, indigenous and often potentially dangerous animals have found their way into the Urban Jungle. Whether invited, invading or simply curious, these animals find their way into urban areas, often kept as pets, without proper habitat, food, climate etc. and are kept captive in unsuitable enclosures – which typically means they will always try to escape and many times they do. In other situations, an indigenous animal, whose habitat has been overrun by humans, ends up in a back yard of a now residential area, causing potential danger to the residents, meaning ultimate danger for the animals. URBANTARZAN overlooks the potential danger he faces to preserve the welfare and wellbeing of these animals, often some of the most dangerous, unusual and exotic animals in the world. His bodily scars tell tales of being scratched, kicked, trampled and bitten by the most exotic and ferocious animals on the planet.

If the animal is to be kept in the urban environment, URBANTARZAN will help the owner provide a suitable habitat and will educate them on diet, exercise, social and other needs to ensure the animal is healthy and happy. Safety will be the number one factor when determining a resolution and if there is a chance the animal could pose a danger to the owner or other people, the animal may be taken to a suitable sanctuary or zoo, properly equip to care for a wild animal, where an attempt has been to “domesticate” the animal meaning it is no longer able to survive in the wild, hunt for food etc. If the animal is truly still wild, the likely outcome will be that Urban Tarzan will return the animal to its natural habitat.

Whether he is dealing with a near-death experience from a King Cobra bite or saving an exotic cat and its owner from potential harm, his passion and love for the animal world is his driving force.”