Nature's Secret Service

Ed Newcomer

A weekly true crime podcast that puts you in the room with the men and women of wildlife law enforcement who protect our planet's wild animals and plants from the greedy hands of poachers and wildlife traffickers. Visit www.naturessecretservice.com for more information.

  1. Mike Phillips (Part 2) - Red Wolves, Mexican Grays, and Colorado Wolves

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    Mike Phillips (Part 2) - Red Wolves, Mexican Grays, and Colorado Wolves

    Join Ed for part two of our conversation with renowned wolf biologist Mike Phillips. In this week's episode, Mike takes us through the history of red wolf reintroduction in the Southeastern US, Mexican gray wolf reintroduction in the Southwest, and the recent efforts to reintroduce wolves to Colorado. Although Mike is an ardent supporter of wolf reintroduction across the US, he is a realist and speaks to us honestly about the reintroduction efforts and the likelihood of success under current circumstances.

    55 min

  2. 30 juni

    Mike Phillips (Part 1) - Yellowstone Wolves Reborn

    Join the conversation with Mike Phillips, former head of wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone National Park as he talks with us about wolf reintroduction, wolf biology, the way wolves interact with their environment, and how misplaced anti-wolf sentiments are threatening one of the greatest wildlife recovery success stories in US history.

    1 tim 3 min

  3. 23 juni

    Special Agents Paul Weyland and Steve Magone - Jack Booted Thugs

    What happens when you head out to conduct a wolf poaching investigation and the local sheriff threatens to arrest you? Wolf Number 10 in Montana wasn't the only reintroduced wolf killed in 1995. Wolf Number B13 was released in Idaho in early 1995 and by Spring, it was dead. Shot and killed on a private rancher's property in central Idaho. Special Agents Paul Weyland, Steve Magone, and Tom Riley were put on the case but what they encountered at the crime scene would send chills down the spine of any federal law enforcement officer. Join the conversation this week with Ed, Paul Weyland, and Steve Magone and they take you through the story.

    1 tim 15 min

  4. 16 juni

    Wolves: Elinor Colbourn on the McKittrick Memo

    Join Ed for his conversation with former federal prosecutor Elinor Colbourn about the infamous McKittrick Policy and its impact on wolf poaching cases. Elinor was a senior federal prosecutor with the US Department of Justice in the Environment and Natural Resources Division where she prosecuted some of the country's most important criminal cases involving environmental law. She was the prosecutor on the "Friday Night Lights" case discussed with Special Agent Keith Swindle in Season 1, Episodes 4 and 5.

    58 min

  5. 9 juni

    Wolves: Special Agent Tim Eicher - Wolf 10 and The Lawman

    Wolf Number 10 was the first of the reintroduced wolves in Yellowstone National Park to be illegally shot and killed by a poacher. US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Tim Eicher was the agent assigned to solve the case. Join Ed and Tim for their conversation about that case and learn how Tim identified a suspect and brought him to justice. Hear, too, how the case was the spark for long-lasting policy at the US Department of Justice that has hampered Endangered Species Act criminal cases for the past 30 years.

    1 tim 14 min

  6. 2 juni

    Wolves: Rick McIntyre - The Wolf Guru

    In the premiere episode of Season 3, join Ed for his conversation with Rick McIntyre, nicknamed "The Wolf Guru" by the late Jane Goodall. Rick has spent more time observing and documenting wild wolves and their behavior than any other person. He was working as a ranger in Yellowstone National Park when wolves were reintroduced in 1995 and, since then, has recorded more than 100,000 personal sightings of wild wolves inside the park. He is an award winning author of a series of books detailing his observations of Yellowstone's wolves. The best place to start that reading is with his book "The Rise of Wolf 8: Witnessing the Triumph of Yellowstone's Underdog."

    1 tim 8 min

  7. 26 maj ·  Bonusinnehåll

    Bonus Episode - Neverland

    What do you do when you receive a complaint that Michael Jackson's private zoo is neglecting its endangered species? You go to see Michael Jackson, that's what!

    15 min
  8. Bonus Episode - Testifying before Congress

    21 apr. ·  Bonusinnehåll

    Bonus Episode - Testifying before Congress

    On January 21, 2026, Ed the Fed was invited to testify before Congress at a hearing of the House Natural Resources Committee. This is the official recording of that hearing in its entirety.

    1 tim 23 min
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A weekly true crime podcast that puts you in the room with the men and women of wildlife law enforcement who protect our planet's wild animals and plants from the greedy hands of poachers and wildlife traffickers. Visit www.naturessecretservice.com for more information.

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  • Skapad av
    Ed Newcomer
  • Aktiva år
    2024 - 2026
  • Avsnitt
    41
  • Åldersgräns
    Vuxet innehåll
  • Copyright
    © Ed Newcomer 2024
  • Programmets webbplats
    Nature's Secret Service
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