Poaching

Several protected birds were illegally shot and killed between the months of April and early may in southeastern Idaho

The reward amount seeking those responsible for killing a female grizzly bear with a cub near Island Park has grown to $40,000.

A mountain lion was found poached on a mountain range near Pocatello in late March.

Idaho conservation officers say five trumpeter swans were found shot dead in late March near Newdale in a suspected poaching case

Idaho conservation officers had to euthanize a mountain goat that had been shot with a crossbow in Hells Canyon

Another group of geese were found dumped and left to waste in Minidoka County recently in the same spot where someone had dumped geese late last year

North Idaho wildlife conservation officers say three elk were found left to waste in what appears to be poaching incidents.

Idaho conservation officers say they've received a tip from the public that has helped advance the investigation into the illegal killing of a bull moose south of Twin Falls.

Magic Valley wildlife managers want information on a moose left to waste in the South Hills earlier this fall.

Hunting license sales in Idaho are up as more residents seek a way to safely get out of the house without contracting COVID-19, but that has led to inexperienced hunters misidentifying and killing moose and a grizzly bear, wildlife officials say.

Fish and Game is also asking anyone to report poaching.

The reward for information on a poached bull moose near Smiths Ferry in October has been doubled. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation matched the reward being offered by Citizens Against Poaching which has increased the it to $1,200