Law Enforcement in the Wilds | Ed Newcomer & Tony Latham

About this episode

Sheryl McCollum discusses the challenges and critical work of wildlife law enforcement with Ed Newcomer and Tony Latham.

In this episode of Zone 7 , Sheryl McCollum is joined by former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service special agent Ed Newcomer and retired Idaho Fish and Game conservation officer Tony Latham for a look at the danger, isolation, and critical work of wildlife law enforcement. They discuss the murders of Idaho game warden Bill Pogue and Conley Elms by Claude Dallas, the cold case of Art Teed, an Idaho game warden who disappeared in 1934 while investigating illegal deer kills, and the family memory that helped bring answers to Idaho’s oldest cold murder case nearly 90 years later. Ed also explains how wildlife crimes can connect to broader criminal enterprises, how wildlife officers became part of the Christopher Dorner manhunt, and what listeners can expect from the new wolf-focused season of Nature’s Secret Service , where wolf recovery, poaching investigations, and the politics of conservation collide. Highlights: (0:00) Sheryl McCollum opens Zone 7 with the danger and isolation of wildlife law enforcement before welcoming guests Ed Newcomer and Tony Latham (2:45) Why wildlife crimes are often connected to broader criminal…

People in this episode

Host: Sheryl McCollum

Guests: Ed Newcomer, Tony Latham

Topics covered

• wildlife law enforcement
• cold cases
• criminal enterprises
• poaching
• conservation
• historical investigations

Keywords

• wildlife crimes
• Idaho game wardens
• cold murder case
• illegal deer kills
• conservation politics
• wolf recovery

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Idaho Fish and Game, Nature’s Secret Service

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