Plainclothes wildlife officers flying next to Cali couple overhear illegal hunting escapades, start chatting
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers boarded a commercial airplane back upstate from San Diego. They’d just left a training session and were in their regular clothes. Mid-air, they randomly overheard a couple talking about hunting federally protected species. The officers decided to casually hop into the discussion.
CDFW officers uncover illegal wildlife taxidermy trophies during flight chat
A Chico couple has reached a settlement in a case involving the unlawful possession of a sea turtle skull and other protected wildlife, according to the Califor
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 unknowingly tipped off wildlife officers during an airplane flight.
A casual in-flight chat exposed a Calif. 'trophy room' of illegal wildlife
A casual conversation on a flight led to the unraveling of a sprawling case of hunted protected and endangered animals, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday. The case, which resulted in guilty pleas,
In-flight chat helps recover illegally collected wildlife taxidermy from CA homes
A simple conversation on a plane turned into huge investigation that led to a trove of illegal taxidermized animals in the Bay Area and beyond.
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Chinook Salmon Are Swimming in This California River for the First Time in More Than 80 Years
The juvenile fish recently hatched from eggs that scientists deposited in the gravelly riverbed of the North Yuba River last ...
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 ...
California couple confided about stuffed mountain lion to fellow fliers, authorities say. They were in for a shock
The passengers in the row ahead were sure to have listened with avid interest. They were officers with the California ...
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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 ...
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, ...
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Ask Lookout: What’s the status of humpback whales in Monterey Bay and Dungeness crab fishing gear entanglements?
Humpback whale populations have increased, but a change in migration patterns has them staying in Monterey Bay during the ...
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Airplane conversation with California couple leads to wildlife trafficking case: CDFW
Airplane chats between a California couple and wildlife officers led to illegally-owned animals and animal parts in Chico and ...
Salmon return to North Yuba River after nearly a century, says CDFW
The CDFW says for the first almost 100 years, salmon are swimming in the North Yuba River, thanks to an innovative pilot ...