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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
California couple convicted after plane chat leads to animal trafficking bust
Couple unwittingly revealed to state wildlife agents that they were transporting the remains of a protected sea turtle ...
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 ...
LA Times on MSN2d
Couple confided in fellow fliers about turtle skull on board, 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 Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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 ...
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Illegal Hunting Boasting Caught by Wildlife Officers on Flight
On a flight to Sacramento in November 2023, a California couple found themselves in a conversation with fellow passengers ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat11h
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 admit to wildlife crimes after accidentally chatting to police officers on a flight
An investigation into a young California couple who unknowingly confessed several wildlife crimes to officers while in casual ...