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Undetected poaching crimes come with $1.4 billion price tag to US taxpayers, study shows
Undetected poaching kills thousands of animals annually, costing US taxpayers $1.4 billion in lost revenue and enforcement, Boone and Crockett Club reports.
- A new study finds undetected poaching costs U.S. taxpayers $1.4 billion annually, according to Missoulian reporting.
- Survey data indicate many illegal takes go undetected, unreported or unresolved, skewing official totals and leaving investigators haunted by unsolved cases.
- The Boone and Crockett Club materials show documented incidents including a 'thrill kill' deer episode and nine trophy black bears, providing context for illegal poaching in the U.S.
- Missoulian coverage notes that David Erickson and Ben Allan Smith published the story, and Tony Schoonen, CEO, Boone and Crockett Club, appears in materials dated Oct. 16, 2024.
- Looking at broader impacts, the study frames poaching as an ongoing annual burden affecting hunting economies and conservation efforts, with materials from October 16, 2025, highlighting this issue.
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Undetected poaching crimes come with $1.4 billion price tag to US taxpayers, study shows
"Poachers are stealing from hunters, but they are stealing from all of us, whether you hunt or not, because wildlife belongs to all of us."
·Billings, United States
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