Kristyn Schulte, a ringtail biologist with Sacramento City College, is working to better understand where the chronically-understudied animal lives in California.

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has announced the settlement of an investigation involving the unlawful possession of a sea turtle skull, several mountain lions, a wolverine, a ...

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

An investigation into a young California couple who unknowingly confessed several wildlife crimes to officers while in casual conversation on a flight has come to an end with guilty pleas.

A conversation on an airplane led to multiple convictions involving the illegal possession of the remains of endangered species, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

"Ringtail cats are a fully protected species in California. Mounted raptors and raptor parts are illegal to possess without appropriate state and federal permits." ...

"Ringtail cats are a fully protected species in California. Mounted raptors and raptor parts are illegal to possess without appropriate state and federal permits." ...

A California couple told plain-clothed officers they were smuggling a sea turtle skull, hunted mountain lion and their family illegally owned wildlife ...