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Poachers and polluters beware: The B.C. Wildlife Federation has launched a new smartphone app that makes it easier than ever to report illegal dumping, poaching and other backcountry violations from anywhere in B.C.

As an added bonus, citizens that report an incident leading to a conviction could walk away with a $2,000 reward.

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“We hope to add thousands of eyeballs to the fight to preserve our natural resources,” said BCWF spokesman Jesse Zeman. “The conservation ethic in B.C. isn’t as strong as it used to be and we are seeing people dumping trash on forest service roads rather than pay $5 at the dump.”

The BCWF Conservation App — now available for iPhone users — allows hikers, hunters and climbers to snap a time-stamped, geo-located picture or video of a violation and submit it to the appropriate enforcement agency with just four clicks. The Android version is due next year.

“That kind of simplicity and ease of use is very tricky to achieve, it requires a lot of good code,” said app-development leader Jon Corbett, director of Spatial Information for Community Engagement (SPiCE) Lab. “When you are in the field, it’s very easy to take a picture and classify the violation with the push of a button.