Rusty Johnson is the founder of Amazon Pet Holistics, star and creator of Travel Channel’s HOTEL AMAZON, and a wildlife expert who has consulted for National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, and more.
An explorer and Amazon jungle guide for over two decades, Rusty has appeared on The Today Show, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and even free-flew a hawk over 49th Street on The Late Show with David Letterman.
He’s delivered over 3,000 live wildlife presentations at venues like Princeton University, the American Museum of Natural History, and The Explorers Club — where he was one of the youngest inductees ever.
Having led more than 30 expeditions into the Amazon to film, guide, and deliver malaria nets and medicine to jungle communities, he's earned the nickname “Tarzan Santa Claus.”