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.

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FOLLOW:

Luminary: @hearluminary

Drake’s DreamCrew Entertainment: @dreamcrew

Novel: @novelpodcasts

Thread Studios: @threadstudiosuk

Runako Celina: @runakocelina

Focused Conservation:@focused.conservation