Passenger smuggles sea turtle skull on plane, found with other illegal taxidermy including wolverine
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced it has successfully ended a 2023 investigation that found suspects ...
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Casual in-flight chat exposes Napa County man’s ‘trophy room’ of illegally taken animals
Authorities found two stuffed mountain lions and one stuffed wolverine at a Napa County man’s home after his family members ...
A Couple on a Flight Boasted of Illegal Hunting. Wildlife Officers Were Listening.
The passengers also showed the officers the skull of an endangered sea turtle they were smuggling in a carry-on bag during ...
California couple revealed smuggled sea turtle skull, more wildlife crimes, officials say
A casual conversation on a 2023 flight exposed several wildlife crimes committed by three Northern California residents, ...
California couple expose smuggled turtle skull and more crimes to wildlife officials, leading to prosecution
A California couple pleaded guilty after admitting a series of wildlife crimes to state Fish and Wildlife officials on a flight in 2023.
Couple confesses illegal smuggling of endangered animal skull to plainclothes officers, CDFW says
A conversation on an airplane led to multiple convictions involving the illegal possession of the remains of endangered species, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
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Young couple bragged to wildlife officers they killed mountain lion, took sea turtle skull
A California couple told plain-clothed officers they were smuggling a sea turtle skull, hunted mountain lion and their family ...
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Mountain lion in Camarillo: Big cat captured, safely returned to wilderness area
A mountain lion led authorities on a chase though Camarillo residential and commercial neighborhoods on Feb. 19, but ...
A casual in-flight chat exposed a Calif. 'trophy room' of illegal wildlife
An in-flight chat with a California couple led plainclothes officers to uncover illegal wildlife, including a sea turtle ...