Officials confiscated a group of illegal animal parts being trafficked in California.
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According to The Fresno Bee, officers from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife found Asian elephant parts falsely labeled in Fresno and Madera counties.
Elephant trunks and ivory from Thailand were confiscated, with the illegal animal parts destined for Fresno. This bust included “hundreds of illegal products made from ivory and elephant.”
The CDFW confirmed that the elephant trunks found were from Asian elephants, which are a protected species under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species…