Wildlife crime is stopped by the people who see it first — a snare line at a park boundary, a caged bird at a roadside stall, a truck of fresh logs leaving a forest reserve, an unusual crate at a border post. The Task Force has built its Report Wildlife Crime channel so that anyone can pass that knowledge to the agencies able to act on it, safely and in minutes.
What to report
Report anything that suggests wildlife or forest crime: poaching or snaring; trade in ivory, pangolin scales, rhino horn or bushmeat; live animals being captured or sold; illegal logging, charcoal burning or encroachment in a forest reserve; or suspicious movement of wildlife products through towns, highways, airports and border crossings. Tell us what you saw, where and when, and — if you safely can — any detail about the people or vehicles involved. If you have a photo or document, you can attach it.
You can report anonymously
Your name, phone and email are optional, and the Task Force will never require them. You may submit a report completely anonymously. If you do choose to leave contact details, they are used only to follow up on your report, are visible only to authorised reports officers, and are never published.
Your tracking code
When you submit, the system issues a unique tracking code in the form NWC-XXXXXX. Keep it private, as you would a receipt — anyone holding the code can look up the report’s status. Return to the site at any time, enter your code, and follow your report through four clear stages:
- Received — your report has reached the Secretariat.
- Under Review — reports officers are assessing the information.
- Forwarded — the report has been passed to the member institution best placed to act.
- Closed — the matter has been actioned or concluded.
No login and no account are needed. The code is random and cannot be guessed from other codes.
Stay safe
Do not confront suspects, follow vehicles or gather evidence at personal risk. Your job is only to notice and to report; the trained officers of the Task Force will do the rest. If a crime is in progress or lives are in danger, do not wait for an online report — call the emergency hotline listed on this site immediately.
Every serious case in the Task Force record began as a single piece of information. Yours could be the next. Make a report now.
