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Strangers In Paradise

Season 1 Episode 1 | 54m 40s

Invasive species are reshaping the world’s ecosystems, but who’s really to blame? Shane wrestles a python, hunts Hawaiian pigs, and gets sucker-punched by a carp to answer the question: in the Age of Humans, how does our species decide what belongs?

Aired: 07/04/23 | Expires: 07/15/25
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