"poachers" News

State police say six people who pleaded guilty in the unlawful taking of four bull elk near Cottage Grove learned their sentences Wednesday in Lane County Circuit Court. The shooter got 40 days in jail, and his hunting privileges were suspended for life.

Poachers illegally killed four female deer -- two of them pregnant -- and left the bodies to waste in Central Oregon after spotlighting the animals from the road, Oregon State Police believe. A hunter's group is offering a reward of $500 in the case.

Police want the public's help finding the person or people responsible for the illegal killing of the 4-point bull elk. A reward of up to $500 is offered by the Oregon Hunter's Association for information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case.

A rare Siberian tiger that Vladimir Putin fitted with a radio-tracking collar is alive and well, the Russian prime minister's spokesman said Wednesday, easing concerns raised when an environmentalist said the tracking device had gone silent.

With rifle season underway, the Oregon State Police say they've experienced an increase in calls regarding headless dear found around Douglas County. Poachers "cut the heads off and leave the rest and move on," an Oregon State Police invesitgator said.

State police use decoy elk, deer, antelope, bear, turkey and other animals to catch poachers. But state police suspect more and more would-be poachers are aware of the program and take more time to watch the decoys for motion. Enter Robo Elk.

Four men face wildlife crime charges after police say four elk were unlawfully shot and killed on private property Tuesday morning. State troopers salvaged the carcasses and took the elk meat to the Eugene Mission.

Actress Sigourney Weaver says orphaned gorillas desperately need a permanent rescue and rehabilitation center that's currently being built in the Congo.

Police want your help identifying who poached, butchered and dumped a buck deer near Junction City, Ore. Oregon State Police suspect the crime happened on or about Aug. 10. Parts of the deer were dumped on the shoulder of Ferguson Road west of Junction City.

A buck deer shot through the neck with an arrow was still alive when found in a neighborhood near West 40th Street inside the Eugene city limits this week. There were no legal hunting seasons for deer in effect at the time.

Two Creswell men face criminal charges after police got a tip about a buck deer dumped at the end of a street. While following up on the tip, a state trooper had a citizen approach him and turn in another person for a possible wildlife crime.

A buck deer carcass dumped at the end of a street has launched a poaching investigation in Lane County. Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife Division troopers are asking for the public's help to identify the person or people who shot, butchered and dumped the buck in Lane County.

Someone illegally shot, butchered and dumped a trophy buck deer in a new subdivision in Springfield, Ore. Police are asking for the public's help identifying the culprit or culprits. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call 1-800-452-7888.

The Oregon Zoo has a new exhibit that looks like a tomato. It is an animal, though - a tomato frog native to the island of Madagascar.