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Ed on other podcasts
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  • Season 1 Episodes
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Nature's Secret Service

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The 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.

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in the news - October 2025

Buzzfeed article about wildlife crime and the importance of telling the stories.

Buzzfeed - October 3, 2025
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“I cannot recommend this podcast series enough! Nature’s Secret Service is a wonderful blend of humor, honest reflection and an easy to follow discussion on the intricacies of wildlife crime.”


Sheena D. - South Africa

Meet your host

Ed (The Fed) Newcomer

A Special Agent with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for over 20 years, Ed worked in Los Angeles and a variety of international posts before retiring in 2022. During his career, he conducted many high-profile international wildlife trafficking investigations involving every continent, including Antarctica, and is known for bringing down some of our planet's most notorious wildlife criminals. He is a recipient of the Humane Law Enforcement Award from the Humane Society of the United States and a record six Law Enforcement Awards from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. You can see him talk about his work on a number of televised documentaries about wildlife crime including, Prime's Bug Out, A&E's Undercover: Caught on Tape, and Animal Planet's Animal Black Ops. Ed currently serves as the international law enforcement advisor for the Wildlife Investigators' Training Alliance (WITA) and is a member of the faculty at California State University, Dominguez Hills, where he teaches courses in criminal justice and administrative law. 

Produced in collaboration with California State University, Dominguez Hills 

Listen to Ed newcomer on other podcasts

MeatEater: Episode 655 - A Wildlife Agent Goes Undercover

January 27, 2025

Criminal: Episode 305 - The Butterfly Smuggler

February 21, 2025

Zone 7: Tracking the Global Wildlife Smuggling Trade

May 21, 2025

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