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N E B R A S K A W I L D L I F E C R I M E S T O P P E R S
U P D A T E
Nebraska Wildlife Crimestoppers is a cooperative wildlife enforcement program
sponsored by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission and the Nebraska Wildlife
Protectors Association (NWPA). It offers rewards for information resulting in
arrests for game law violations. This program allows sportspersons to report
violations anonymously and give needed information on wildlife crimes. To date,
1,679 investigations have been initiated, resulting in 1,046 arrests and seizure of
hundreds of protected species with more than $81,800 in rewards being paid. The
program is promoted through the Nebraska Wildlife Crimestoppers Stop Poaching
Trailer, which travels to events across the state. The Crimestoppers hotline is
1-800-742-7627.
D I D Y O U K N O W ?
The top two citations issued by conservation officers from 1997 through 2017
were failure to purchase a park entry permit, and hunting, fishing or fur harvesting
without the required permit.
CONSERVATION
OFFICER
FRANK
MILLER
(VALENTINE)
CONGRATULATING
A
SUCCESSFUL
YOUTH
MENTOR
HUNTER
ON
A
HUNT
THAT
HE
WAS
INSTRUMENTAL
IN
ORGANIZING
FOR
THOSE
YOUTHS
THAT
DO
NOT
HAVE
THE
OPPORTUNITY
OR
OTHERS
IN
THEIR
LIFE
TO
GET
THEM
OUTDOORS.