Jim Fowler, naturalist who brought animals to TV on ‘Wild Kingdom,’ dies at 89

Jim Fowler, the towering wildlife enthusiast who brought pumas, anacondas and birds of prey to prime-time television in the long-running “Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom,’ has died at his home in Connecticut. He was 89.

Fowler dangled from helicopters, swam side by side with sharks and squirmed…