Defenders' Experts
Endangered Species Reward Fund
Defenders of Wildlife is committed to working with law enforcement agencies to stop the illegal killing of imperiled species. To honor that commitment, Defenders of Wildlife established the Endangered Species Reward Fund in 1997.
The Endangered Species Reward Fund works in cooperation with state and federal agencies to uncover information in incidents involving a variety of species, including bears, cormorants, sea otters and wolves.
Since the fund was established in 1997, Defenders of Wildlife has offered rewards totaling more than $200,000 for information leading to the conviction of those responsible for illegal killings. Illegal killings of imperiled species cripple recovery efforts and interfere with the work of state wildlife officials. Such kills pose a significant challenge to recovery efforts in nearly all regions that have imperiled species.
Rewards, such as those offered by the Endangered Species Reward Fund, have proven to be an important incentive to uncover important information regarding illegal killings of imperiled species. Defenders of Wildlife’s rewards have brought criminals to justice and act as a deterrent preventing future illegal acts.
Posted Rewards:
Check out a list of rewards Defenders has offered through this fund
Reward Flyers and Press Releases
Information about some of the rewards offered for the illegal killings of endangered species.
Wolf Reward Flyer
Grizzly Bear Reward Flyer
Bat Reward Press Release
Florida Panther Reward Poster and Press Release (June 2009)
Reward Offered for Information About Tortoise Death
Reward offered for Wolf Poaching Case in Michigan (June 2008)
Information Sought in Michigan Wolf Poaching Case (November 2008)
Reward offered for information about California condor shootings (April 2009)
Defenders presents rewards for information helping to solve illegal killings of endangered species.
Witnesses step forward in crocodile case; reward offered.
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