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Nancy Gonzalez, 70, was given credit for time served, a supervised release of three years and ordered to pay a special assessment in connection with the illegal importing of caiman and python skins from Colombia from February 2016 to April 2019, according to federal prosecutors.
Nancy Gonzalez oversaw a sprawling scheme to bring luxury bags made of rare animal skins into the US, netting her millions, the DOJ said.
The species was nearly hunted to extinction in the early 1900s, a California aquarium says.
Botswana has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a growing row over the import of hunting trophies.
A photo of a nesting pair of eagles goes viral, draws lots of humans to view their Delaware River island nest.