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A species established just after the last Ice Age, the blacktail deer of Vancouver Island offers a genetic population isolated from the mainland; Dan Cabela travels to the island to learn more about their harvesting, conservation and history.

Hard Truths of Conservation

The Blacktail of Vancouver Island

Although threatened in their native range, mountain-dwelling tahr thrive in New Zealand; Dan Cabela investigates the challenges of managing a non-native species and balancing ecosystem protection with the economic benefit of hunters harvesting tahr.

King of the Mountain

In 1961, Dick Cabela founded Cabela's, unaware it would become a leading outfitting store. Now, his son Dan Cabela is on a quest to explore the hard truths of conservation, detailing the roles of hunting and wildlife utilization in modern conservation.

When Bison Rule

South Africa offers deep insight into our sapient ancestors' hunter-gatherer history; Dan Cabela retraces the footsteps of humanity's forebears.

The Hunting Heritage of South Africa

With the fall of the Soviet Union, wildlife populations in Tajikistan were devastated.

Tajikistan Mountainous Land

Dan Cabela is joining a team of veterinarians and biologists on an ambitious capture operation to test and monitor bighorn sheep in Nevada; he hopes to understand better how the hunting community helps fund population recoveries.

The Big Horn Question

Traveling to the heart of Scotland's highlands, Dan Cabela examines how traditional hunting has shaped the landscape and benefitted local people and native wildlife over centuries.

Highland Hunting Traditions

Dan Cabela participates in a scientific sampling project to monitor the musk ox population in Barren Ground, Canada, hoping to gain firsthand experience of the relationship between its people and this Arctic icon.

Barren Ground Musk Ox

Famous for its Mayan ruins, the Yucatán in Mexico is home to diverse wildlife; after years of overharvesting and exploitation, regulated hunting is helping to conserve large areas of the fragile ecosystem; Dan travels to the region to learn more.

Into the Yucatán

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Human-wildlife conflict is common in Borneo, where human populations are scattered throughout the landscape; Dan Cabela travels to the area to participate in an elephant collaring project showing how people and elephants can live harmoniously.

Human-Wildlife Conflict in Borneo

Dan Cabela explores how the regulated utilization of gators in modern times, through egg harvesting, farming and hunting, helped bring the population back to healthy levels.

The Gator in My Backyard

The pressure of human encroachment and poaching are the greatest threats to wildlife in Africa; Dan Cabela travels to Tanzania to see how Robin Hurt Safaris manages two large conservation areas in the face of these daily challenges.

Anti-Poaching in Tanzania

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