Thank you for your interest in the Office of Law Enforcement of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please contact us via email at lawenforcement@fws.gov or if you require a faster response, please call 703-358-1949 between 7:45 AM and 4:15 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
General Questions, Comments, Concerns
To contact a wildlife inspection office in your area, please refer to this document: Wildlife Inspection Offices
To contact a Special Agent in your area, please refer to Special Agent Office Contacts
For general inquiries, please email us at: lawenforcement@fws.gov and provide your:
- First and Last Name
- Preferred response email
- Country
- U.S. State (if applicable)
- Clearly state your question or concern
Wildlife Crime
If you need immediate assistance with fishing or hunting violations, please contact your state fish and wildlife enforcement agency or local police. If you have information about any other wildlife crime, please follow the link below, or call: 1-844-397-8477. Please do not leave reports requesting assistance for injured wildlife/birds.
Learn more about injured or orphaned wildlife.
Rewards Program
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is authorized to pay rewards for information or assistance that leads to an arrest, a criminal conviction, civil penalty assessment, or forfeiture of seized property. Payment of rewards is the discretion of the Service and is linked to specific federal wildlife laws. The amount of any reward we may pay is commensurate with the information or assistance received. Please discuss the possibility of receiving a reward with the Service personnel receiving your information or assistance.
Professional Responsibility Unit
The Professional Responsibility Unit (PRU) is a criminal investigative unit whose primary function is to investigate allegations of misconduct by Service law enforcement officers, including their supervisors, from both the Office of Law Enforcement and the National Wildlife Refuge System. The PRU works directly for the Assistant Director, Office of Law Enforcement, is physically located at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and can conduct investigations in all states and U.S. territories. For more information visit the Professional Responsibility Unit page.