Combating Poaching in Oregon
Poaching (or illegal killing) is a serious threat to wildlife conservation and Oregon is no exception. Between 2012-2020, there have been over 110,000 reported cases of poached species across the state. For imperiled species, even a handful of poached individuals could put the species’ recovery at risk.
In order to combat this pervasive poaching problem, the Oregon Wildlife Coalition has created an Anti-Poaching Reward Fund. This reward fund complements the already existing TIP (Turn In Poachers) program in which members of the public are incentivized to report any illegal or suspicious wildlife activity to the Oregon State Police. Specifically, our program expands the list of species eligible for a reward to include a broader list of mammals, birds, and imperiled wildlife species. For more details on the TIP reward program, visit the TIP hotline page
We need your help to stop poaching in Oregon!
If you see any suspicious or illegal wildlife activity, please report it. You can do that by:
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Calling Oregon State Police anonymous Turn In Poachers (TIP) hotline at 1-800-452-7888 or email at TIP@osp.oregon.gov
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Emailing one of the Oregon Wildlife Coalition members
In the event a tip leads to a citation or arrest, our reward program will pay the following amounts for the species listed below. If you would like to make a donation to our reward program, please scroll to the bottom of the page or contact Danielle Moser, dm@oregonwild.org
BIRDS
Hawk: $500
Falcon: $500
Eagle: $500
Owl: $500
Osprey: $500
All avian species protected under Endangered Species Act (see list below).
MAMMALS
Cougars: $500
Bobcats: $500
Beaver (public lands only): $500
Black bears: $500
Bighorn Sheep: $500
Mountain Goat: $500
Marten: $500
Fisher: $500
Sierra Nevada Red Fox: $500
FEDERAL OR STATE LISTED "THREATENED" OR "ENDANGERED" SPECIES
$1,000
(Excludes Fish)
(e.g. wolves, wolverine, kit fox, red tree vole, canada lynx, sea otter, columbian white-tailed deer, California brown pelican, western snowy plover, California least tern, northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet, short-tailed albatross, streaked horned lark, yellow billed cuckoo, leatherback sea turtle, olive ridley sea turtle, Oregon spotted frog, green sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle)
If you would like to make a donation to our reward program, please fill out the donation form, or contact Danielle Moser (dm@oregonwild.org)