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May 15, 2024 2 mins

The tale of an international crisis that involves the poaching, smuggling, and illegal trade of protected species. The Wild Life takes an unprecedented look at the corrupt, dangerous, and fascinating world of the wildlife trade. A Kingpin has his downfall as investigative reporter Runako Celina unpacks the complex systems surrounding illegal animal products, including the criminalization of poverty as well as the motivations driving demand. It's a wild ride, where nothing is as it initially seems.


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


FOLLOW:


Luminary: @hearluminary


Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew


Novel: @novelpodcasts


Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk


Runako Celina: @runakocelina 


Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation


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