Hard Truths of Conservation
Where to watch Hard Truths of Conservation
- Free On Demand on Discovery Channel, through Apr 2, 2027
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12. A Wilder Harvest
Air Date 03/28/2026
How important is the wild harvest to communities in North America? Dan Cabela travels from Kansas to Newfoundland in search of the answer, meeting communities who rely on the yearly cycle.
11. Argentina's Lost Deer
Air Date 03/22/2026
Dan Cabela travels across Argentina to see how scientists and hunters are working together to protect the country's most iconic species.
10. Secrets of Africa
Air Date 03/15/2026
In Namibia, Dan Cabela visits conservationist Robin Hurt to see how private land ownership and hunting have restored the landscape to a thriving wildlife area.
9. Big Horn Dilemma
Air Date 03/07/2026
In 1961, Dick Cabela founded Cabela's, unaware it would become a leading outfitting store; now, his son Dan Cabela is on a quest to explore the hard truths of conservation, detailing the roles of hunting and wildlife utilization in modern conservation.
7. The Aussie Way
Air Date 02/21/2026
The introduction of non-native species into Australia has had a large impact on native species; ongoing management throughout the country is a daily task; Dan Cabela meets some of the people taking on this challenge.
6. Elephant in the Room
Air Date 02/14/2026
Elephant populations in many protected African reserves are expanding, but what happens to them when a reserve reaches its capacity? Visiting Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola, Dan Cabela investigates a growing problem for the future of elephant conservation.
4. A European Tradition
Air Date 01/31/2026
Dan Cabela travels to Spain and France to learn more about chamois, a goat-antelope species steeped in history; local development, conservation and brown bear research are funded by regulated hunting, which has helped revitalize the chamois population.
3. Another World
Air Date 01/24/2026
Host Dan Cabela examines how the regulated hunting of ibex in the remote mountains of Türkiye has helped protect large areas for wildlife and fund local conservation initiatives.
2. One Hundred Lions
Air Date 01/17/2026
In the heart of Mozambique's Zambezi Delta, a team of conservationists has overseen one of the largest range expansions of African lions in modern times; following the reintroduction of 24 lions in 2018, the population has grown to over 100 today.
1. An American Icon
Air Date 01/10/2026
The indigenous Alutiiq community of Old Harbor, AK, takes ownership of their food security by building a new bison herd on the island of Sitkalidak, thereby maintaining their traditional subsistence way of life.