The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently broke up an alleged illegal poaching front in Los Angeles County. According to the department, thousands of elephant ivory pieces along with multiple “large, intricately carved tusks,” a sea turtle shell, and at least nine rhinoceros horns were confiscated from an unnamed business. Illegal rhino hunting has increased significantly in recent years, with an estimated 12,000 of the endangered animals in Africa killed since 2008. Everything from irradiating rhino horns for tracking purposes to training giant rats to search for contraband has been suggested. Prior to the passage of Assembly Bill 96 , ivory and rhino horn sales were prohibited for any items harvested after 1977.