Hard Truths of Conservation

Dan Cabela sets out to pursue, capture and aid in the conservation of the tallest land mammal in North America: the moose.

Dan Cabela explores the model for community conservation in the Zambezi Delta of Mozambique, and responsibly harvests a cape buffalo bull on their behalf.

Dan Cabela explores the challenges and research behind living with Africa's most secretive predator: the leopard.

Dan Cabela learns about the recovery of an icon--the American Bison--and the role that utilization has played in bringing a species back from the brink.

The relocation of the cheetah, one of Africa's most endangered big cats, to an ecosystem in which they have been absent for almost 100 years.

Dan Cabela explains the domestic trade in exotic wildlife and how some of our planet's most threatened species are being protected by the practice.

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

Dan Cabela joins conservationists in unraveling the complexity of human wildlife conflict and the reality of living with Africa’s apex predator–the Lion. While the Cabela Family Foundation undertakes the largest ever 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 an iconic species–the ibex. Along the way, he learns about the rich Spanish hunting tradition, the care with which the practice is managed and the conservation minded ethos of the country.