Photo: Drew Watson
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.
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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 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 -
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 contact Danielle Moser, dm@oregonwild.org
Birds
$500
​​Hawk
Falcon
Eagle
Owl
Osprey
All avian species protected under Endangered Species Act (see list below).
Photo: Ken Goldman
Photo: Drew Watson
Mammals
$500
Cougars
Bobcats
Beaver (public lands only)
Black bears
Bighorn Sheep
Mountain Goat
Marten
Fisher
Sierra Nevada Red Fox
Wolves
$10,000+
The Oregon Wildlife Coalition, in collaboration with other conservation partners, offers:
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$10,000 for Wolves east of Highway 395
$11,500 for Wolves east of Highway 395 and north of Highway 20
Photo: ODFW
Federal or state listed "threatened" or "endangered" species
$1,000
Including: 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.
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Excludes fish.