Crime on the wild side!

RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) — The “True Crime” genre is one of the hottest trends in entertainment these days, with TV shows, documentaries, and podcasts detailing stories of true crime investigations among the most watched and listened to in the country.

The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is taking advantage of that popularity to showcase the investigative work of its conservation police officers. The DWR has launched a “True Crime” webcast of its own. It is called “True Wildlife Crime” and can be seen on the DWR’s YouTube channel.

“At the heart of it, especially in the communications and the creative side, we’re storytellers.” said DWR Public Information Officer Shelby Crouch. “So, we’re looking for those really engaging stories that’ll peak people’s interest.”

The first episode was released in August and it details the years-long investigation into a case of alleged turkey poaching.

“A lot of people don’t understand what a lot of our conservation police officers do; how much work is involved in every one of those cases,” said Crouch. “It’s not just open and shut, there’s a lot of pieces and parts that go into it.”

So far, it appears people want True Wildlife Crime. The webcast has received more than 15-thousand views since it was launched.

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