Planet in Peril uses first-hand investigative reporting to provide a better understanding of the environment’s present state. Bringing viewers the stories behind the statistics, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Animal Planet host and wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin will focus on four main issues that threaten the planet and its inhabitants:

• climate change
• deforestation
• species loss
• overpopulation

Planet in Peril, filmed across four continents and 13 countries, airs over two nights on CNN/U.S. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, and Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. (ET/PT) and globally on CNN International.

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Anderson Cooper, Jeff Corwin, photojournalist Neil Hallsworth, and Charlie Moore (senior producer of Anderson Cooper 360º and Planet in Peril) and photojournalist
Phil Littleton

Anderson Cooper in Brazil

Jeff Corwin in Alaska

Dr. Sanjay Gupta in Africa

Anderson Cooper and Jeff Corwin in Cambodia

For more information, please visit: http://www.cnn.com/planetinperil