Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement agents are still looking for information regarding two endangered whooping cranes that were shot to death in Acadia Parish on May 20, 2016.

The cranes were found just south of Rayne off of Hwy. 35 and Hains Hwy. on the afternoon of May 20. The cranes were recovered and sent in for a necropsy, which revealed they were both shot.

“We wanted to refresh this news release because...

California wildlife officers have uncovered what is likely the largest raptor poaching case in known California history, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced.

Wildlife officers assigned to Lassen County received an anonymous tip from someone who reportedly witnessed a man killing a hawk near the town of Standish. The local wildlife officer conducted surveillance, then visited the private property and discovered nine dead raptors, which was enough evidence to obtain a search warrant. He...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) announces it now offers used Department vehicles, boats, motors, tractors, trailers, farm equipment, office equipment, and other items for sale through the online auction website Govdeals.com. GovDeals.com is an online auction exclusively for government and educational agencies.

MDC’s new online auction is available 24/7 from the convenience of a computer or smart device. It replaces the semi-annual live auctions MDC has held in June and October at...

DALLAS – No Sale! That was the message nearly two dozen willing online sellers of illegal wildlife resources received from Texas game wardens, along with citations, during a Wild Web crackdown conducted this week in the Metroplex.

Texas game wardens made multiple criminal cases against individuals attempting to make online sales of various threatened and protected wildlife species, as well as state and federally regulated natural resources. Navigating through internet forums and online marketplaces where trade in...

NEWARK – DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police concluded an investigation into the illegal harvest of deer during Delaware’s most recent hunting season with the Feb. 24 arrest of a New Castle County man.

Alexander P. Bruce, 30, of Newark, was charged with one count each of: license forgery or misrepresentation; possession of unlawfully-killed antlered deer, and transporting an unlawfully-killed antlered deer. Bruce was also charged with four counts each of: possessing unlawfully-killed antlerless deer and...