The Big Bend Cactus Thieves

Published: April 1, 2021, 10 a.m.

b'People were stealing living rock cactuses from Big Bend National Park. In this episode, we learn about the institutions and people\\xa0who stopped them. We hear from guests Al Barrus, public affairs specialist at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;\\xa0Eric Jumper, Special agent for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;\\xa0Louis Volpe, South Florida Area Director at the Miami Plant Inspection Station; and\\xa0Leo Castaneda, botanist at the Miami Plant Inspection Station.\\xa0\\nPlant Crimes is written and produced by me, Ellen Airhart. If you like this episode, please\\xa0subscribe\\xa0and tell people about it through a review. If you want to support the show, here\\u2019s a link to my\\xa0Patreon. Plant Crimes art is by Nikki Duong. Intro music by\\xa0Doxent Zsigmond\\xa0and theme song and outro music is by\\xa0APM. If you want me to investigate a plant crime or you would like to advertise on the show, please get in touch via email at plantcrimes [at] gmail [dot] com,\\xa0Twitter, Facebook\\xa0or\\xa0Instagram.'