Poaching Reward
A confidential reward program supporting wildlife law enforcement by encouraging the reporting of poaching incidents involving vulnerable and protected species.
Poaching threatens vulnerable and recovering species, undermines legal hunting and fishing opportunities, and erodes public trust in wildlife management.
Poaching is theft of our shared wildlife resources. Through a formal Memorandum of Understanding with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), Conservation Northwest offers standing rewards for information that leads to poaching convictions, particularly in cases involving rare, protected, or iconic wildlife.
Funded by our members and supporters, this initiative strengthens enforcement, supports ethical hunting and recreation, and reinforces the shared responsibility to protect wildlife and uphold the rule of law.
Work We’re Doing to Achieve Poaching Reward Goals
Wolf & Protected Species Rewards
Tiered rewards are available for information that leads to successful convictions in cases involving illegally killed wolves and other protected wildlife species in Washington.
• Up to $7,500
For information leading to a conviction for the illegal killing of a gray wolf in Washington.
• Up to $5,000
For cases involving protected species, including grizzly bear, wolverine, lynx, pronghorn, mountain caribou, or fisher.
Wildlife Violations & Bonus Rewards
Additional rewards are offered for serious wildlife violations involving common game species and especially severe poaching cases.
• Up to $3,000
For egregious violations involving deer, elk, moose, or other iconic or threatened wildlife, including spree killing.
• Additional Rewards
In certain circumstances, Conservation Northwest may offer increased rewards of $10,000 or more, depending on the severity of the violation.
A History of Forest Habitat Goals
Engaging in major forest planning frameworks
Supporting Washington’s 20 Year Forest Health Strategic Plan
Shaping restoration and management across Washington’s forest landscapes
Our Key Accomplishments in Forest Habitat
From protecting critical landscapes to advancing collaborative forest restoration, these efforts deliver lasting benefits for wildlife, habitat connectivity, and climate resilience.
Loomis Forest Protection
Securing the Loomis State Forest’s permanent conservation designation
Protected ~24,000 acres of high value habitat, prevented fragmentation, and established a durable conservation framework that maintains connectivity between the Cascades and Okanogan Highlands. Staff led the coalition building and policy work that made the designation possible.
Collaborative Forest Model
Pioneering one of the nation’s first durable forest collaborative models
Helped establish the Northeast Washington Forest Coalition (NEWFC), one of the earliest and most enduring forest collaboratives in the country. By uniting conservation, timber, counties, Tribes, and recreation partners, it moved large scale forest health projects from conflict to implementation and set a model now replicated widely. Staff provided the convening and infrastructure that keep it functioning.
Landscape-Scale Restoration
Advancing large scale forest health and connectivity projects in Northeast Washington
Supported restoration treatments across priority landscapes around the Kettle Crest and Colville region, improving habitat resilience for lynx, mule deer, and wide ranging carnivores while reducing catastrophic wildfire risk. Staff consistently bridged policy and implementation by securing funding, aligning partners, and moving projects through NEPA into on the ground action.
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