A Massachusetts man illegally purchased more than 100 animal parts, including an orangutan skull, a shark jaw, a polar bear skull and an otter skeleton, according to acting U.S. Attorney for ...

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Cat’s out of the bag. A Brooklyn man was busted selling a taxidermied cougar head and other exotic animal parts to an undercover police officer — violating wildlife conservation law, authorities said.

A bill that aims to combat ivory trafficking and other animal parts in the commonwealth passed the state House last week and heads to the Senate. HB 994 bans the purchase and sales of products from at ...