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Beheaded Sea Lion Found at Ocean Beach Prompts Investigation

Experts say the head was likely removed after death, creating legal risk under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Agencies and Groups Offer $20,000 Reward in Louisiana Bald Eagle Shooting

Washington Man Charged in Federal Case After Bald Eagle Found Shot Dead

Influencers Plead No Contest, Get Probation in Everglades Alligator Shooting

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Bald Eagle Near His Home

Influencer at Center of Wombat Uproar Charged in Wyoming Over Alleged Hunting License Fraud

Crocodile Speared and Shot in Florida Keys Is Recovering at Zoo Miami

Maine Offers $3,000 Reward After Federally Protected Canada Lynx Is Shot

NOAA Offers $20,000 Reward to Identify Man Seen Decapitating Sea Lion on Monterey Bay Beach

Florida Wildlife Officers Arrest One, Seek Three in Alleged Gator Poaching Ring