WREX

California couple expose smuggled turtle skull and more crimes to wildlife officials, leading to prosecution

SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) -- 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 ...
WFTV

Sea turtle recovering at Brevard Zoo after skull fracture from boat collision

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — The Brevard County Zoo is nursing an injured sea turtle named Mango back to health after it suffered a skull fracture from a boat strike. Fortunately, Mango, a green sea turtle, ...
Yahoo

Calif. couple bragged to wildlife officers they killed mountain lion, took turtle skull

A Northern California couple face fines and probation after they told plain-clothes wildlife officers they had a sea turtle skull in their luggage, and that they and their family owned taxidermized ...
AOL

California couple revealed sea turtle skull to officers after 2023 flight, officials say

A casual conversation on a 2023 flight between a Northern California couple and state Fish and Wildlife officers exposed several wildlife crimes, including the illegal smuggling of an endangered sea ...
Los Angeles Times

California couple confided about stuffed mountain lion to fellow fliers, 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. Things ...