{"id":17691,"date":"2025-03-11T12:24:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T19:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/?p=17691"},"modified":"2025-03-11T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T19:25:51","slug":"reward-offering-in-wildlife-poisoning-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azgfd.com\/2025\/03\/11\/reward-offering-in-wildlife-poisoning-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Reward offered in wildlife poisoning case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NEWS RELEASE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 11<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TUCSON, Ariz. &#8211; The Arizona Game and Fish Department\u2019s Operation Game Thief program is&nbsp; offering up to a $1000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case of multiple wildlife species found dead near the Pantano Wash.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case began in January when numerous animals in the area were found dead.&nbsp; To date, there have been 51 coyotes, 4 javelinas, 3 domestic dogs and 1 raven found along the Pantano Wash between Houghton and Old Spanish Trail, which is the area of focus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you are using poisons for pest control, you may only do so on your own property, and in the manner specified on the product packaging,\u201d said Dave Daniels, Regional Supervisor for Region 5. \u201cWhile the apparent poisonings of the pets and wildlife may be inadvertent, we are investigating this as a possible criminal violation, nonetheless.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals with information about the case are urged to call Arizona Game and Fish Department\u2019s Operation Game Thief Hotline at 800-352-0700, anonymously if need be, and reference OGT#25-000176.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Operation Game Thief is offering up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":4274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-main-site"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Reward offered in wildlife poisoning case - Arizona Game &amp; 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