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Ep. 655: A Wildlife Agent Goes Undercover

Ep. 655: A Wildlife Agent Goes Undercover

The MeatEater Podcast

January 27, 20252h 0m

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Show Notes

Steven Rinella talks with Ed Newcomer, Brody Henderson, Janis PutelisPhil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider.

Topics discussed: Being a USFW Special Agent; trafficking wildlife; LA, NYC, and Miami hot spots; rescuing species, not animals; caviar trafficking; how the US lists globally endangered species; the Birmingham Rollers and roller pigeons; synchronized seizures; the Migratory Bird Treaty Act; the hawk body; public shaming; the "Fish and Wild Guys"; elvers; the IUCN; the World’s Most Wanted Butterfly Smuggler; getting turned in by the criminal; the Queen Alexandra’s Bird Wing; serving Justin Bieber for his monkey; getting ambushed by duck hunters; and more.

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