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RUGGED JUSTICE

Rugged Justice is a reality based television show on Animal Planet. The show follows officers with the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Police. The show ran for three seasons on Animal Planet with the first episode airing on January 15th 2015. Animal Planet re-branded the show and aired it under the name "Northwest Law" in 2018 after a woman was killed by a cougar in Washington State while riding a bicycle in the woods. The incident received international press coverage. The show was never officially canceled by Animal Planet, however, there have been no new episodes since 2017.

Animal Planet describes the show as follows:

Members of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Police in Washington are tasked with protecting both wildlife and people throughout the state. Covering such a vast area -- 42 million acres of rugged terrain -- can be a challenge for the more than 100 officers on the force who respond to more than 225,000 calls annually. Whether trying to catch bears. detaining wildlife poachers along the U.S.-Canada border, or going under cover to take down animal traffickers, the officers put their lives on the line as they face danger on a daily basis.

First episode date: January 18, 2015 Network: Animal Planet Genre: Action fiction

Cast by number of appearances on show: Sergeant Erik Olson, Officer Jeff Summit, Sergeant Mike Jewell, Officer Chris Moszeter, Sergeant Jennifer Maurstad, Officer Tylar Stephenson, Officer Chris Busching, Officer Mike McQuoid and Officer Jason Czebotar.