Crime Observation & Reporting Training (CORT)
CORT Program Goals -
Host a CORT Class -
Become a CORT Coordinator -
Volunteer Expectations
"People need to believe that reporting a wildlife crime is the right thing to
do.'' States Bruce Bjork, Chief of Enforcement for WDFW. ''None of us would sit
idly by while our neighbor's home was being burglarized. None of us should sit
idle when we witness wildlife crimes. I've heard people say that it's none of
their business. That's an unacceptable attitude in today's world of shrinking
habitat and dwindling resources. The wildlife of this state belongs to all of
us. We must treat it as our property, our measure".
"Wildlife does not belong to the poacher, the thief."
Join us in protecting
Washington's fish and wildlife by attending an EITW Crime Observation & Reporting
Training (CORT). Learn from WDFW Enforcement Officers how to identify, document
and report natural resource crimes. Citizen willingness to report abuses is
growing, and the CORT class is designed to assist you to do it properly and
timely.
Class Outline
This programs
primary goal
is to create a network of trained citizens dedicated to
reducing poaching and other natural resource abuses through this
non-confrontational expert witness program.
Class participants become a
Certified Witness for the Washington State Department Of Fish & Wildlife
(WDFW).
(CORT
Volunteer Expectations and Creditability)
We are currently scheduling CORT classes for the 2010 season; classes are
posted on our website calendar of events at
Calendar
. Call the contact
number listed for each class to
sign up, or contact an
EITW
CORT Coordinator.
Bring a CORT class to your
area; your local club or retail business can
host a class. We
need class venues throughout the state and encourage club and commercial
participation.
We are looking for
volunteers to participate as
CORT Training Coordinators
in their local area. Our goal is to develop the CORT training committee
with Coordinators statewide.
For
More Information
Contact Program Director
Contact
Coordinators
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