# S2E11: Wildlife Officer Jeff Babauta - Gator Country!

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Podcast: [Nature's Secret Service](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-s-secret-service-7185139)
Published: 2025-12-09T08:30:15+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/natures-secret-service/2378318
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## Resource

Forty years after US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Marie Palladini took on alligator skin traffickers, Wildlife Officer Jeff Babauta of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was back at it trying to tackle illegal shenanigans associated with the American alligator. In his case, though, Jeff is onto widespread laundering of wild caught alligator eggs and hatchlings, an illegal business that can rack up hundreds of thousands, and sometimes millions of dollars in profits for traffickers. The practice seriously hampers alligator conservation and can have dramatic impacts on alligator nesting success from year to year.

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