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Nature's Secret Service

Nature's Secret Service

Written by: Ed Newcomer
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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.

Ed Newcomer 2024
True Crime
Episodes
  • Season 2 Finale - The Prosecutors
    Jan 6 2026

    The number and quality of investigations, arrests, and cases mean nothing without good prosecutors willing to file charges and move forward with trials when necessary. For more than 20 years, the United States Attorney for the Central District of California (Los Angeles) has maintained a unit of prosecutors who are dedicated to handling cases involving environmental crime. Sit down with Ed for his discussion with Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSA's) Matt O'Brien, Dennis Mitchell, and Mark Williams, three of the most experienced federal wildlife prosecutors in the country, to talk about some of their favorite cases and to learn about how the US Attorney's Office works with agencies like the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

    This is the final episode of Season 2 of Nature's Secret Service. Get ready for Season 3, which will premiere in early 2026.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • A Night on Patrol
    Dec 30 2025

    Get ready to go on patrol in Los Angeles with Ed the Fed and Captain Michele Budish of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Get a feel for what it's like to work the front line with a hard charging game warden. Will it be a night of non-stop action and excitement or routine patrol work? You'll find out as you join us for ... A Night on Patrol.

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    50 mins
  • AMBUSH!
    Dec 23 2025

    In 1962, USFWS Agent Vic Blasevic was ambushed by poachers and shot twice at close range. Join Ed and retired Special Agent Jerry Smith as they talk about who Vic was, what he was like, and how he survived those harrowing events on a dark and cold Illinois cornfield.

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    37 mins
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