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Special Agent Walter Duran - Operation Ornery Birds
Season 2 Episode 7
Birds get tangled up in the world of wildlife crime and wildlife trafficking all the time. Eagles and hawks are killed and persecuted for their parts and because they are predators. Parrots are smugg…
Published on 2 hours ago
Lt. Kathy Ponting - That's a Bunch of Abalone!
Season 2 Episode 6
Lieutenant Kathy Ponting is a legend among game wardens of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (formerly the California Department of Fish and Game). A second-generation warden, Kathy rose…
Published on 1 week ago
Special Agent Tom Chisdock - I'll have the Ginseng ... and the Drugs!
Season 2 Episode 5
Plant crimes resurface this week but, this time, in the form of American ginseng! A native plant found throughout the Appalachian Mountains, including the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and und…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Confidential Informant!
Season 2 Episode 4
This is your rare opportunity to hear from a real life confidential informant who worked for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. It's exceedingly rare to get an inside seat to the world of "CI's" but c…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Black Mambas!
Season 2 Episode 3
Join Ed in a conversation with Nkateko Mzimba and Collet Ngobeni, two rangers from the Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit based at the Olifants West Nature Reserve in South Africa. The Black Mambas patr…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Craig Spencer - Rhinos, Elephants, and Black Mambas
Season 2 Episode 2
Join Ed for a wide-ranging conversation with Craig Spencer, founder of Trans-Frontier Africa and the Black Mambas Anti-Poaching Unit in South Africa. This week, we talk about rhino poaching, the rhin…
Published on 1 month ago
Wildlife Officer Todd Vandivert - Operation Cody
Season 2 Episode 1
Join Ed and former Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police Officer Todd Vandivert for the premiere episode of Season 2. Todd will tell us about his long-term undercover operation known as O…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Bonus Episode - Size Doesn't Matter!
Season 1
In the third of three bonus episodes following Season 1, join us to hear how Marie Palladini faced down a huge and hostile subject.
Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago
Bonus Episode - The Almost Shootout Over a Misdemeanor
Season 1
In our second bonus episode following Season 1, tune in to hear how even a routine investigation of a misdemeanor crime can turn deadly in seconds.
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Bonus Episode - The Pregnant Lady and the Car Chase!
Season 1
The first of our bonus episodes following Season 1. Tune in to hear one of the many great side stories that unfold during a typical investigation.
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago