Northshire Book, Booksigning Fri. May 1, 2009, 7PM

      Northshire Books, Manchester Ctr, VT 4869 Main Street Manchester Center, Vermont 05255 Web site 802-362-2200     I had a great time at Northshire Books in Manchester Center, Vermont. Here are a few photos from the event. Thanks to all who came!  

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NPR’s Science Friday

Wildlife CSI (broadcast Friday, May 1st, 2009; 3:20-4:00 PM EST) Host Ira Flatow www.sciencefriday.com/feeds/radio/ CSI: Animal Kingdom Can DNA evidence prove that a walrus was poached? Who is responsible for taking down illegal caviar traffickers? A scientist from an animal forensics lab in the U.S. and a National Fish and Wildlife special agent talk about busting…

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Meet the Planet

Meet the Planet (10 min radio interview), aired April 24 http://www.meettheplanet.org/showguests.htm Audio File: http://www.meettheplanet.org/audio/042409.mp3

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Culture Shocks

Culture Shocks (40 min radio interview), aired April 24 (episode #1394) Illegal wildlife trafficking is worth an estimated $20 billion a year behind drug and human trafficking; Animal Investigators documents this black market business. http://www.cultureshocks.com/shows/2009/04/24/laurel-neme/

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The Secret Life of Animals

                      The Secret Life of Animals (Aired April 19, 2009) Be the next Sherlock Holmes — of animal cases Call it CSI — for the animal world. But rather than searching your it on your TV directory, check out your local bookstore for “Animal Investigators.”…

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New England Cable Network

New England Cable Network: (Aired April 19, 2009) – Investigating crimes against wild animals with Laurel Neme http://www.necn.com/Boston/Arts-Entertainment/2009/04/19/Investigating-crimes-again/1240159466.html

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Vermont Edition VPR – Wildlife CSI

Vermont Public Radio – http://www.vpr.net/episode/45886/ Wildlife CSI Investigating illegal wildlife trafficking By Jane Lindholm Wildlife smuggling is a $20 billion-a-year business and the third-largest illegal trade worldwide. Dr. Laurel Neme is an international resource management consultant who lives in Huntington, Vermont. She’s just written a book about the world’s first and only CSI lab for wildlife, the…

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TIME.com’s Wildlife Forensics Slide

Snippet from Q&A article: Most forensics labs are busy trying to solve human crimes; they don’t have time to find out who killed a walrus. TIME talked to Dr. Laurel Neme about her book, Animal Investigators, in which she explains the difficulties of tracking the wildlife black market, and the one laboratory — U.S. Fish and…

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TIME.com Q&A Investigating Animal Crimes

Ever wonder where did the feathers on your fancy piece of jewelry came from? What about the ivory in your souvenir statue? The illegal wildlife trade nets about $20 million a year — less than drugs but more than weapons — and ounce-for-ounce, some animal products (such as rhino horn and bear gall bladders) are…

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Shelburne author to videotape C-SPAN interview April 16

Shelburne author to videotape C-SPAN interview April 16 by Margery Sharp Shelburne author Laurel Neme will be taping a television interview for C-Span on Tuesday, April 16, at 7p.m. at Shelburne’s Flying Pig Bookstore. The public is invited to attend and listen to Neme as she discusses her book, “Animal Investigators: How the World’s First…

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