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Passenger smuggles sea turtle skull on plane, found with other illegal taxidermy including wolverine
A conversation with the officers and the unsuspecting couple ensued that ultimately led to the couple disclosing that they were transporting a sea turtle skull from the East Coast in their luggage, ...
USA Today25d
California couple revealed sea turtle skull to officers after 2023 flight, officials say
The officers conversed with the couple, who unsuspectingly revealed that they were transporting the skull of a sea turtle from the East Coast in their luggage, according to California wildlife ...
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Couple confided in fellow fliers about turtle skull on board, authorities say. They were in for a shock
They were just passengers aboard an airplane, flying over California and having a chat. The couple was relating their adventures in hunting to the pair of fliers in the row ahead of them.
CBS News25d
California couple expose smuggled turtle skull and more crimes to wildlife officials, leading to prosecution
SACRAMENTO — A California couple pleaded guilty after exposing a series of wildlife crimes, including illegally smuggling the skull of an endangered sea turtle, to state Fish and Wildlife ...
The New York Times25d
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. By Alexandra E. Petri On a flight to Sacramento in November ...
Los Angeles Times26d
California couple confided about stuffed mountain lion to fellow fliers, authorities say. They were in for a shock
Not only that, the couple had a trophy of their own, the skull of a green sea turtle, and it was with them aboard that very plane. The passengers in the row ahead were sure to have listened with ...
Redding Record Searchlight25d
Calif. couple bragged to wildlife officers they killed mountain lion, took turtle skull
A Butte County couple on a California flight told plain-clothed wildlife officers they were carrying an illegal sea turtle skull in their luggage. California Department of Fish and Wildlife ...
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Couple confided in fellow fliers about turtle skull on board, authorities say. They were in for a shock
Not only that, the couple had a trophy of their own, the skull of a green sea turtle, and it was with them aboard that very plane. The passengers in the row ahead were sure to have listened with ...