Jack Hanna, wildlife enthusiast and television host, will host “Sycamore Safari II: The Return of Jack Hanna” Sunday at noon at the Sycamore High School Auditorium.

“The audience can expect to see a wildlife show unlike anything they’ve ever seen in their lives,” said Chris Brodnicki, executive director of the Midwest Museum of Natural History, the show’s host.

The museum is also hosting another Hanna appearance in Belvidere at 5 p.m. the same day.

“He’s going to educate the public so we can be better informed and make better choices [with regard to the environment],” Brodnicki said.

Live animals will accompany Hanna on stage during the performance. He will also speak about his work with wildlife conservation, his experiences on his show “Jack Hanna’s Into the Wild” and present videos of himself with the animals including outtakes from the show.

“He has a whole zoo of animals to bring out,” Brodnicki said.

Last year, Hanna performed in Sycamore in May 2007. Brodnicki said Hanna brought a variety of live animals on stage including a host of different birds, wild cats and reptiles.

“Last year it was just such a good experience, I’d be a fool not to ask him to come again,” Brodnicki said.

Hanna receives assistance with these wild critters from the team of animal handlers that travels with him. Hanna also brings the audience into the show, greeting them before and after his performance as well as inviting them up on stage.

“He’s the nicest guy in the world,” Brodnicki said. “He has lots of experience with an audience from his many television appearances as well as his own show.”

Jack Hanna has appeared on television since 1983. Before hosting his own show, he was a wildlife correspondent on many late-night talk shows. Before “Into the Wild,” he hosted “Jack Hanna’s Animal Adventures.” Hanna has also worked very closely with the Columbus Zoo in Ohio throughout his career.

Hanna does have many more skills beyond that of his passion for wildlife, Brodnicki said.

“Anybody with an interest in working an audience should see this guy so they can see how a real pro does it,” Brodnicki said. “He has them standing on the edge of their chairs clapping and even crying from his stories of animals being mistreated or poached.”