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    October 3, 2022
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    #820 Crimes Against Nature
    Every year, hundreds, possibly thousands, of crimes are happening in the woods of British Columbia. Sometimes the law catches them, but more often than not, they don’t. So, what exactly is happening in BC’s forests?
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Tristan Capacchione
    Senior Production Supervisor

    Jesse sits down with Lyndsie Bourgon, author of “Tree Thieves: Crime and Survival in North America’s Woods” to discuss the dark world of tree poaching in British Columbia. Hidden infrared cameras, park law enforcement, and… forest courts? 

    Links: 

    Tree Thieves – Greystone books

    Sponsors: Oxio, Freshbooks, Article

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