The passengers in the row ahead were sure to have listened with avid interest. They were officers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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 ...

Officers also discovered that the couple illegally possessed mountain lion claws, a ringtail cat, a barn owl mount, a spike buck, and several deer with tagging violations. "Deer season was closed ...

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 ...