Wildlife Inspectors on the Front Lines

  FWS Wildlife Inspectors are the unsung heroes in the fight against wildlife trafficking. You can check out more about their work in my book Animal Investigators, or a piece I helped put together for Nightline, or a recent Washington Post article.    

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DNA profiling for Wildlife Crime in Australia

Wildlife authorities in Western Australia now apply the same DNA profiling techniques used in human forensics. Criminals involved in wildlife crimes are often extremely well-organized and intelligent, and they use new technology in innovatives ways. But wildlife law enforcement is catching up and adapting human DNA profiling techniques to wildlife. Increasingly, scientists can tell where a…

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The WildLife: Special Agent Basics – Training for Wildlife Law Enforcement, Sheila O’Connor, Part II

    US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Sheila O’Connor reveals what it takes to work in wildlife law enforcement. In the second of a two-part interview, Special Agent O’Connor tells “The WildLife” host Laurel Neme about the specialized training officers go through. (Part I last week focused on her adventures stopping wildlife crime—from tarantulas to tigers.)  …

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Mongabay.com: Undercover for Animals: On the Frontline of Wildlife Crime in the US

By Laurel Neme, special to mongabay.com November 03, 2010 US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Sheila O’Connor revealed the inside story of working in wildlife law enforcement to Laurel Neme on her “The WildLife” radio show and podcast. In the first of a two-part interview, Special Agent O’Connor talks about her adventures stopping wildlife crime—scoping out…

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The WildLife: Life of a Wildlife Special Agent, Sheila O’Connor, Part I

    US Fish and Wildlife Service Special Agent Sheila O’Connor reveals what it’s like to work in wildlife law enforcement. In the first of a two-part interview, Special Agent O’Connor tells “The WildLife” host Laurel Neme about her adventures stopping wildlife crime—from tarantulas to elephants. (Part 2 next week will focus on what it takes to…

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