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Please contact your state fish and game agency to report hunting and fishing violations that occur elsewhere.Please do not leave reports requesting assistance for injured wildlife/birds. Learn more about injured or orphaned wildlife.Please be as specific and as detailed as possible in your report.  The detailed information you provide will assist law enforcement in investigating potential violations.We do not provide status updates after information is provided. All information you provide will be forwarded to the responsible office for appropriate follow-up action.Please do NOT send the same information more than once, and do NOT file a duplicate report by calling the FWS Tips hotline.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is authorized to pay rewards for information or assistance that leads to an arrest, a criminal conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of seized property. Payment of rewards is at the discretion of the Service and is linked to specific federal wildlife laws. The amount of any reward we may pay is commensurate with the information or assistance received.This form is for law enforcement purposes only. It is not a forum for public comment. For general comments and inquiries to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, please contact us or call 1-800-344-9453.Name The person who is submitting this suspected violation.Country of suspected violation- Select -AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAscension IslandAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia & HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCanary IslandsCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCeuta & MelillaChadChileChinaChristmas IslandClipperton IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaCôte d’IvoireDenmarkDiego GarciaDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard & McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong SAR ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao SAR ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNetherlands AntillesNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanOutlying OceaniaPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoriesPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaRwandaRéunionSamoaSan MarinoSarkSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. MartinSt. Pierre & MiquelonSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard & Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaSão Tomé & PríncipeTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad & TobagoTristan da CunhaTunisiaTurkmenistanTurks & Caicos IslandsTuvaluTürkiyeU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis & FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabweÅland IslandsCity of suspected violationState of suspected violation- Select -AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasArmed Forces (Canada, Europe, Africa, or Middle East)Armed Forces AmericasArmed Forces PacificCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFederated States of MicronesiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarshall IslandsMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirgin IslandsVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingDid the suspected violation occur on a national wildlife refuge, wildlife management area, waterfowl protection area, conservation easement, or a national fish hatchery?Location descriptionAdditional information on the location of the suspected violationSuspected violation type- Select -Illegal HuntingEndangered SpeciesMigratory BirdsMarine MammalsBald and Golden EaglesBig CatsArcheological ResourcesCritical HabitatIndian Arts and CraftsOther Wildlife CrimesSmugglingTheftVandalismArsonDrugsTrespassDisorderly ConductOther Serious Incident (threats, assault, etc.)Choose a violation type from the picklist.Email Please include your email address for submission confirmation and if a reply is necessary.Phone Provide a phone number if you prefer to discuss the concern over the phone.Description of suspected violationDescribe the suspected violation or concern.CAPTCHAThis question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.Privacy Act StatementAuthorityFish and Wildlife Act (16 U.S.C. 742a-742j-l); Refuge Recreation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 460k-460k-4); National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd et seq.); Uniform Federal Crime Reporting Act, 28 U.S.C. 534; Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-458); Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-296); USA PATRIOT ACT of 2001 (Pub. L. 107-56); USA PATRIOT Improvement Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109-177); Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-211); Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7--Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection; Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12--Policy for a Common Identification Standard for Federal Employees and Contractors; Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies, 28 CFR part 23.PurposeThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may use the information you provide to initiate and/or support a law enforcement investigation. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may use your personal information, if provided, to contact you for additional details about your tip, or to arrange monetary payment, if applicable.Routine UsesInformation you provide may be shared in accordance with Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act of 1974 and the routine uses listed in System of Records Notices INTERIOR/DOI-IMARS and INTERIOR/FWS-20 Case Investigation Files available at https://www.doi.gov/privacy/sorn. DisclosureProviding your name or other personal information on this web form is voluntary. If you do not provide the requested information, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may not be able to take action on your tip.Title 18 U.S.C 1001 makes it a crime toknowingly and willfully;make any materially false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation;in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative or judicial branch of the United States.Submit
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