The objectives of this chapter are to: Discuss the prevalence of timber theft, explain agrichemical theft, discuss cattle and horse rustling, outline several methods of horse and cattle identification, summarize measures to prevent rural and agricultural crimes, distinguish between situational and professional poachers, understand investigative techniques used in wildlife crimes, list and describe the characteristics of hazardous waste, discuss methods of investigating environmental crimes. | SEVENTEEN Agricultural, Wildlife and Environmental Crimes LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discuss the prevalence of timber theft Explain agrichemical theft Discuss cattle and horse rustling Outline several methods of horse and cattle identification Summarize measures to prevent rural and agricultural crimes Distinguish between situational and professional poachers Understand investigative techniques used in wildlife crimes List and describe the characteristics of hazardous waste Discuss methods of investigating environmental crimes 17-1 DIMENSIONS OF AGRICULTURAL, WILDLIFE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES Ranchers, farmers, and others living in rural places are often the victims of thefts Nationally, rustlers steal about 20,000 cattle worth $ million Our national parklands are also victimized by plant poachers It must be observed that person who live in rural areas and on farms, groves, vineyards, and ranches not only are crime victims but are themselves occasional offenders 17-2 TIMBER THEFT The . Forest Service concedes that it doesn't know how much timer is stolen from national forests The value may be as much as $100 million worth annually and the theft may amount to about 1 in every 10 trees cut down Investigations into the illegal cutting of timber involve a full range of investigative techniques 17-3 BONE RUSTLERS Unauthorized fossil hunters, who loot public and private lands Unauthorized fossil hunters, who loot public and private land 17-4 AGRICHEMICAL Any of various chemical products used on farms; includes pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides 17-5 THEFT OF AGRICHEMICALS The theft of agrichemicals is a multimillion-dollar-per-year problem nationally The exact type of agrichemical taken varies by geographic region, depending on what the predominant crop is Distributors in particular have been vulnerable to the hijacking of trucks carrying agrichemicals, with resulting losses of $200,000 or more per incident The investigator must become familiar with the legal . | SEVENTEEN Agricultural, Wildlife and Environmental Crimes LEARNING OBJECTIVES Discuss the prevalence of timber theft Explain agrichemical theft Discuss cattle and horse rustling Outline several methods of horse and cattle identification Summarize measures to prevent rural and agricultural crimes Distinguish between situational and professional poachers Understand investigative techniques used in wildlife crimes List and describe the characteristics of hazardous waste Discuss methods of investigating environmental crimes 17-1 DIMENSIONS OF AGRICULTURAL, WILDLIFE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES Ranchers, farmers, and others living in rural places are often the victims of thefts Nationally, rustlers steal about 20,000 cattle worth $ million Our national parklands are also victimized by plant poachers It must be observed that person who live in rural areas and on farms, groves, vineyards, and ranches not only are crime victims but are themselves occasional offenders 17-2 TIMBER THEFT The .
