GAR WARS! The Battle to Save this GIANT Fish!

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In this episode of Breaking Trail, get ready for the FEATURE LENGTH version of Gar Wars and witness the epic battle save this GIANT fish!

A RIVER MONSTER sized thank you goes out to the Gar Guys – Hayden Roberts, Florian Kappen, Maximiliaan “Max” Claus and Josh Perkin for their leadership in the field, expertise in ichthyology and driving fight to help preserve the future of these living relics.

Special thanks to Texas A & M University for allowing the Brave Wilderness team to document their continued research on this subject matter.

Special thanks to Steve Goodman for allowing us to explore and film his beautiful stretch of private river.

Additional thanks to Solomon David, Matthew Miller and Bubba Bedre for their guidance and expertise on the history of gar and the future of conservation for this species.

Archival photo and video credits: Solomon David, Bubba Bedre, Florian Kappen and Max Claus.

“GAR WARS – A conservation fish force!” title and phrasing credit: Matthew Miller/Cool Green Science

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Thank you to Meredith Joyce-Houghton for creating the incredible artwork in this episode! IG: @joycehoughtoncreative

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