Reporting Dead Animals

To report a dead animal, please call the law enforcement division of your state fish and wildlife agency. They can determine if federal laws were violated necessitating intervention by a Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Law Enforcement Division Office.

Animals suspected to have been electrocuted, shot, poisoned or otherwise killed under suspicious circumstances should be reported immediately to a regional FWS Law Enforcement Division office.

You may also wish to contact your local or state health department or your local police department.

To report a dead animal on the side of the road or highway, please contact your local, county or state road commission. Or, you may contact your local police department. You can refer to your local telephone directory for the phone numbers.

If an endangered species has been injured or killed in traffic, please call the state fish and wildlife agency or the nearest FWS Ecological Service office.

For tips to help wildlife along roads, bridges, waterways, wetlands and uplands, please visit the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) web site.

Finally, you may also wish to view the following information:

• Concerns about Dead Birds 
• Reporting an Animal Being Harmed
• Reporting an Abandoned or Injured Animal