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.
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 ...
Could putting swamp rat on your dinner plate help save California marshland?
The invasive marshland rodent is wreaking havoc but California residents can do their part by catching and eating them, the U ...
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Calif. couple bragged to wildlife officers they killed mountain lion, took 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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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 ...
California couple confess to smuggling turtle skull and wildlife crimes during in-flight conversation
A California couple pleaded guilty to multiple wildlife crimes, including the illegal smuggling of a sea turtle skull, after revealing their offenses during a conversation with wildlife officers ...
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Historic Breakthrough in California’s Wolf Conservation Efforts
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...
Even in wet years, wells are still dry. Why replenishing California’s groundwater is painfully slow
The governor vowed to clear the way for more groundwater recharge. Has it worked? “We’re still tinkering around with small ...
Bill would block wind energy projects across 90% of Arizona, set strictest limits in U.S.
New wind turbines would not be allowed within 12 miles of any site zoned for residential use, putting much of the state ...
California bill proposes recognizing Bigfoot as the official state cryptid
A bill introduced in the California State Assembly seeks to designate Bigfoot as the state’s official cryptid. A cryptid is ...
Farm workers group sues Border Patrol over Central California immigration raids. What we know
They stopped us because we look Latino or like farmworkers, because of the color of our skin,” said one plaintiff.
How do zoos and aquariums evacuate animals in an emergency?
The Santa Ana Zoo, which opened in 1952 and stretches across 20 acres, houses roughly 200 animals in its urban setting just ...