Did you know that the majority of wildlife violations never result in citations? At a Sept. 9 press conference in Washington, D.C., Boone & Crockett CEO Tony A. Schoonen announced the findings of the organization’s Poach and Pay Project, a five-year research study. Titled, “Reducing the Illegal Take of Wildlife by Investigating the Motivators, Evaluating the Associated Conservation Costs, and Improving Detection Rates of Poaching,” the 205-page report addresses the quantitative realities of wildlife poaching. “With this defensible assessment of the ‘Dark Figure,’ we can clearly describe the conservation cost of poaching and prove that poaching is not a victimless crime. The four percent of poaching crimes detected translates to an average state level loss of $6.1 million in fines and $22.7 million in replacement costs per state annually.