Grab the Bullsh*t by the Horns

Whack-a-Mole

After seeing the transnational operation play out, Runako and team profile the local efforts of a Ugandan Wildlife Crime unit–all in the quest to understand why this trade remains so difficult to stop. Then it’s into the jungle to witness mountain gorillas who continue to survive and flourish. Has the team found a silver bullet, or simply dug through a can of worms? CREDITS Executive Produced by: Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Peter Nelson, Maggie Gilbride (DreamCrew Entertainment); Coral Lee (Luminary); Max O’Brien (Novel); Mauricio Gris and Alex Farquharson (Thread Studios) Host - Runako Celina Producer -  Saskia Collette Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic Researcher - Madeleine Parr Editor - Mythili Rao Original Music Composer - Jake Long Music Supervisor - Nicholas Alexander Sound Designer and Mixer - David Smith Fact Checker - Dania Suleman Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin Follow Pull the Thread: The Wild Life wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes early and ad-free subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Apple Podcasts, or directly on Luminary [http://luminary.link/wildlife] FOLLOW: Luminary: @hearluminary Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew Novel: @novelpodcasts  Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk Runako Celina: @runakocelina  Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation

Takedown

Wolf and team move closer to arresting their targets Mansour Surur, Amara Cherif, and Moazu Kromah. With stakes high, authorities strategize about how to put these traffickers in handcuffs–as all three men are based in different African countries. Working quickly and stealthily, will the arrests ensue or give the criminals a chance to disappear for good? CREDITS Executive Produced by: Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Peter Nelson, Maggie Gilbride (DreamCrew Entertainment); Coral Lee (Luminary); Max O’Brien (Novel); Mauricio Gris and Alex Farquharson (Thread Studios) Host - Runako Celina Producer -  Saskia Collette Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic Researcher - Madeleine Parr Editor - Mythili Rao Original Music Composer - Jake Long Music Supervisor - Nicholas Alexander Sound Designer and Mixer - David Smith Fact Checker - Dania Suleman Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin Follow Pull the Thread: The Wild Life wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes early and ad-free subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Apple Podcasts, or directly on Luminary [http://luminary.link/wildlife] FOLLOW: Luminary: @hearluminary Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew Novel: @novelpodcasts  Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk Runako Celina: @runakocelina  Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation

Grab the Bullsh*t by the Horns

It’s 2018, Wolf has forked out big bucks from government coffers to buy contraband from the syndicate, yet no rhino horn appears. While anxiously waiting he realizes his manipulation skills may be the only way the traffickers will finally deliver. Wolf, Runako learns, is constantly working to balance espionage and fatherhood, and she sees the toll this kind of work takes on his family. CREDITS Executive Produced by: Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Peter Nelson, Maggie Gilbride (DreamCrew Entertainment); Coral Lee (Luminary); Max O’Brien (Novel); Mauricio Gris and Alex Farquharson (Thread Studios) Host - Runako Celina Producer -  Saskia Collette Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic Researcher - Madeleine Parr Editor - Mythili Rao Original Music Composer - Jake Long Music Supervisor - Nicholas Alexander Sound Designer and Mixer - David Smith Fact Checker - Dania Suleman Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin Follow Pull the Thread: The Wild Life wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes early and ad-free subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Apple Podcasts, or directly on Luminary [http://luminary.link/wildlife] FOLLOW: Luminary: @hearluminary Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew Novel: @novelpodcasts  Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk Runako Celina: @runakocelina  Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation

Brady Bunch, with Fangs

Runako’s producer Saskia visits Hamm, West Germany, site of the world's largest herpetology fair to uncover what types of people buy, or sometimes smuggle, animals and animal products–and why they do it. Whether seeking exotic pets, aphrodisiacs, or hangover cures, the global demand for animal parts persists, as do the shady legal loopholes that allow the trade to flourish. CREDITS Executive Produced by: Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Peter Nelson, Maggie Gilbride (DreamCrew Entertainment); Coral Lee (Luminary); Max O’Brien (Novel); Mauricio Gris and Alex Farquharson (Thread Studios) Host - Runako Celina Producer -  Saskia Collette Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic Researcher - Madeleine Parr Editor - Mythili Rao Original Music Composer - Jake Long Music Supervisor - Nicholas Alexander Sound Designer and Mixer - David Smith Fact Checker - Dania Suleman Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin Follow Pull the Thread: The Wild Life wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes early and ad-free subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Apple Podcasts, or directly on Luminary [http://luminary.link/wildlife] FOLLOW: Luminary: @hearluminary Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew Novel: @novelpodcasts  Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk Runako Celina: @runakocelina  Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation

Incorruptible

Some compare illegal wildlife trafficking to a war. On the front line are the poachers and the game rangers. Syndicates often rely on the corruptibility of these poorly-paid rangers to be information providers and protectors. Anton Mzimba, a guardian of rhinos and other big game in South Africa, refused to be one of them. CREDITS Executive Produced by: Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Peter Nelson, Maggie Gilbride (DreamCrew Entertainment); Coral Lee (Luminary); Max O’Brien (Novel); Mauricio Gris and Alex Farquharson (Thread Studios) Host - Runako Celina Producer -  Saskia Collette Additional Production - Julian Manuguerra-Patten and Jake Otajovic Researcher - Madeleine Parr Editor - Mythili Rao Original Music Composer - Jake Long Music Supervisor - Nicholas Alexander Sound Designer and Mixer - David Smith Fact Checker - Dania Suleman Voice of Wolf - Ivan Ivashkin Follow Pull the Thread: The Wild Life wherever you get your podcasts. To hear episodes early and ad-free subscribe to the Luminary Channel on Apple Podcasts, or directly on Luminary [http://luminary.link/wildlife] FOLLOW: Luminary: @hearluminary Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew Novel: @novelpodcasts  Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk Runako Celina: @runakocelina  Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation