Hard Truths of Conservation

Facing extinction in recent history, Dan Cabela investigates the conservation model behind the recovery of alligator populations in the heart of Florida.

Dan joins conservationists in unraveling the complexity of conflict between humans and wildlife and the reality of living with Africa's apex predator: the lion; the Cabela Family Foundation undertakes a large lion translocation.

Hunter's dollars play a vital role in the conservation efforts of wild sheep populations; Dan Cabela joins a team of researchers to capture and test a population of bighorn sheep for disease as well as pursuing a ram of his own.

Dan Cabela travels to Mexico to pursue an elusive species of deer; along the way, he learns about the threats to this ecosystem and how the remaining forest is being protected by the efforts of the local hunting concessions.

Black bear conservation requires different approaches across the United States; Dan Cabela explores the reality of what is being done to protect the species in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Maine.

Dan Cabela joins a well-known outfitter in Spain to pursue the ibex; he learns about the rich Spanish hunting tradition, the care with which the practice is managed and the conservation-minded ethos of the country.