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 ...
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 the flight.
California hunters expose smuggled turtle skull and more crimes to wildlife officials, leading to prosecution
California hunters pleaded guilty after exposing a series of wildlife crimes, including illegally smuggling the skull of an endangered sea turtle, to state Fish and Wildlife officials on a flight in ...
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Calif. couple bragged to wildlife officers they killed mountain lion, took turtle skull
They also found illegally owned and protected animals and animal parts, Tira said: “Mountain lion claws, a ringtail cat, a barn owl mount, an illegal spike buck and several unlawfully taken deer ...
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Passenger smuggles sea turtle skull on plane, found with other illegal taxidermy including wolverine
During their search, authorities found the sea turtle skull, multiple mountain lions, a wolverine, a ringtail cat, owl parts and illegally harvested deer. Formal complaints were filed against Harry ...
Couple on a flight boasted of illegal hunting. Wildlife officers were listening
On the flight, the couple were talking about hunting while seated behind the two officers, who were not in uniform, the ...