S9 E14: The E-Files: A creature by Any Other Name

Earth Rangers

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Education, Nature, Earth Sciences, Science

4.2 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Emma’s back on the case in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta! What starts as a peaceful mountain hike quickly turns into a wild investigation when strange scratch marks, scattered bones, and mysterious tracks show up near her cousin Olivia’s research station. Could it be a bear? Or something even more elusive? Join Emma as she follows the clues, flips through her field guide, and cracks open another E File. Along the way, you’ll discover one of North America’s most fascinating predators – a big cat with more than 40 different names! Plus, special guest Ashley, a real cougar expert, calls in to share amazing facts, from how cougars hunt to how scientists study such a secretive animal. Ready to test your detective skills? Lace up your hiking boots, listen for clues, and see if you can solve the mystery before Emma does. Are you a card-carrying Earth Rangers member yet? Make sure to sign up for the FREE App today to get your membership card in the mail! Get it here! https://www.earthrangers.com/EN/CA/get-the-app/ And don't forget to use the code "EMMA" in the App to unlock 25 bonus points.——————————— Earth Rangers is a registered charity and the App is always free to use. For more information visit www.earthrangers.com Sponsorship for Earth Rangers comes from ⁠⁠⁠Quince⁠⁠⁠. To help support the show go to ⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/earthrangers⁠⁠ and learn more about their cool, relaxing bedding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, hey there Earth Rangers.
0:04.0	It's another glorious day in Canada, and I'm hiking through the absolutely stunning Waterton
0:09.7	Lakes National Park in Alberta.
0:12.4	And wow, the view up here is amazing.
0:16.9	I'm surrounded by pine trees with towering mountains in the distance and deep blue water winding through the valley below.
0:24.6	Oh, that's a text from my cousin Olivia.
0:27.8	She's an environment study student at university here in Alberta
0:30.9	doing research on red foxes.
0:33.5	Hmm, she said,
0:36.0	Emma, I need your detective skills.
0:38.2	Something's been leaving tracks and evidence like bones around my research station.
0:44.5	Can't figure out what it is. Meet me at Cameron Falls at five?
0:49.0	Huh. Well, that sounds mysterious. And you know what that means, Rangers.
0:56.0	The E-files!
0:58.0	Time to solve another animal mystery.
1:05.0	Earth Rangers!
1:08.0	Earth Rangers!
1:10.0	Earth Rangers! Onchranees! Earth Rangers! Oh!
1:11.6	Oh!
1:12.6	Well, I don't have to meet Olivia until 5 p.m.
1:19.6	So that gives us a few hours to look around and solve this mystery.
1:23.6	Hmm, wait a second.
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