Nature's Secret Service

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.

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.

Nature's Secret Service host Ed Newcomer appears on the podcast Zone 7 with Sheryl McCollum to discuss two cases from his career, including one he's never talked about before in a public forum.

Former wildlife officer / game warden with the State of California, Savannah Morgan joins Ed to discuss her team's investigation of a South Korean national who masterminded a plant poaching and trafficking operation in Southern California. Ed adds his perspective as a US Fish and Wildlife Service special agent serving overseas at the right time and place to help capture and extradite the notorious...

Former special agent Sean Mann joins us to talk about his work investigating an eagle poaching incident in California that led to a subject involved in trafficking eagle parts.

Tune in for my in-person conversation with the awesome and formidable Special Agent Erin Dean as she tells us what it was like to lead and oversee the largest and most populated geographical district in the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Law Enforcement, and about her experience investigating a dangerous wildlife trafficker who also dabbled in drug trafficking and human trafficking! Visit...

Join the conversation with Special Agent Steve Stoinski as he guides us through his investigation into the illegal killing of a grizzly bear on the remote Barber Point Road in Wyoming.

Former US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Corky Roberts talks to us about what it was like to be working in a remote single-agent duty station only to come across a monkey smuggler who used a surprising and ingenious smuggling technique.

Former Tennessee state wildlife officer Shawn Karns talks with us about his undercover work that exposed Russian organized criminal groups behind the threat to our native fish stocks, such as the paddlefish. How do you say "Maybe we should kill these guys" in Russian? Tune in to find out. For more information about Shawn's organization, the Wildlife Investigators Training Alliance (WITA), visit ww...

Join the conversation with US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Steve Furrer as he tells us about the importance and complexity of habitat destruction investigations. Laugh with us as he describes how his prime suspect turned red faced and told him he'd do everything he could to get Steve transferred to a different duty station. Steve's career tenacity and excellent service led to him receiv...

Former US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Keith Swindle talks about a long-term investigation he conducted in Hawaii involving threatened and endangered sea birds. Keith also provides interesting insight into the importance of sea birds to the Hawaiian Islands and to native Hawaiian culture.

Former US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Keith Swindle talks about a long-term investigation he conducted in Hawaii involving threatened and endangered sea birds. Keith also provides interesting insight into the importance of sea birds to the Hawaiian Islands and to native Hawaiian culture.

Former US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Kash Schriefer talks about his experience working in the Southeastern United States, the importance of the area to migratory birds, and his efforts to educate as well as apprehend. Kash was the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Guy Bradley Award in recognition of his career accomplishments.

Marie Palladini served as a special agent for the US Fish and Wildlife Service for 29 years and began her career in the Special Operations Unit (SOU), which conducted long-term, complex, undercover operations. She later served in the Los Angeles field office as a field agent, a training officer, and as the Resident Agent in Charge (RAC) overseeing all law enforcement operations in Southern Califor...

Marie Palladini served as a special agent for the US Fish and Wildlife Service for 29 years and began her career in the Special Operations Unit (SOU), which conducted long-term, complex, undercover operations. She later served in the Los Angeles field office as a field agent, a training officer, and as the Resident Agent in Charge (RAC) overseeing all law enforcement operations in Southern Califor...

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