The Operatives target alleged illegal foreign fishing vessels suspected of pillaging reefs in the South China Sea, while Nicola travels to Hong Kong to explore the daily catch at one of the city's largest fish markets.

The Operatives travel to a remote island on a top-secret mission to find illusive wild tigers rumored to live there, and Nicola gets a look at the majestic creatures while visiting an organization in India working to resolve human-tiger conflict.

The Operatives set out on a covert night mission to bust alleged illegal fishermen using highly destructive cyanide fishing methods in the Philippines, while Nicola learns how marine rangers protect the pristine Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea.

In part 2 of The Operatives mission to track suspected illegal wildlife traders, the team plans a sting operation of a warehouse suspected of buying pangolins, the most illegally trafficked animal in the world.

The Operatives rely on their military reconnaissance training for this potentially risky mission targeting a suspected Asian crime syndicate the authorities believe is illegally trading wildlife and contributing to some species' extinction.

The Operatives travel to Sumatra, Indonesia to expose alleged illegal logging operations that destroy protected forests. Armed with a camera, the team faces the supposed illegal loggers in one of the most remote jungles in the world.

In the Season 2 premiere, The Operatives take on alleged illegal turtle traders in the Philippines. The team raids a local property with authorities after receiving a tip that critically endangered turtles are being stored on site.