The passengers also showed the officers the skull of an endangered sea turtle they were smuggling in a carry-on bag during the flight.

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 ...

A casual conversation on a 2023 flight exposed several wildlife crimes committed by three Northern California residents, state officials said.

A California couple pleaded guilty after admitting a series of wildlife crimes to state Fish and Wildlife officials on a flight in 2023.

(For instance, you’re more likely to see a squirrel or a deer on a hike than a cougar, Borths said.) And often, only teeth or fragments of skulls are found, he added. The discovery of such a ...