Posts Tagged ‘wildlife Forensics’
Wildlife Forensics Helps Evaluate Death of Vietnam’s Last Javan Rhino
Wildlife forensic analysis proves the Vietnamese Javan rhino discovered last April in Cat Tien National Park was shot a few months before it died. The Javan rhino is extremely rare. There are just an estimated 60 left in the world and are found only in two small protected areas in Viet Nam and Indonesia.…
Read MoreWildlife Forensics Photos by Jim Chamberlain
Want an inside look at the US Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Lab? Jim Chamberlain, one of the folks working at the the lab, took this great series of photos. See: http://www.wildlifeforensics.org/AAAS/
Read MoreVideo Profile of USFWS Wildlife Forensics Lab
Al Jazeera’s David Mercer visited the USFWS Wildlife Forensics Lab in Ashland, Oregon and put together this piece that shows how wildlife forensics helps fight crimes against nature.
Read MoreThe WildLife: Bird Strikes & Feather Identification, Marcy Heacker
Marcy Heacker, a wildlife forensic scientist at the Smithsonian Institution’s Feather Identification Lab in Washington, DC, discusses wildlife forensics, bird strikes and feather identification. She tells “The WildLife” host Laurel Neme how her analysis helps airports manage wildlife to enhance airline safety and also talks about how she and the other forensic scientists at the lab helped analyze the…
Read MoreThe WildLife: Widllife Forensics & Mammal Hair, Michael Gonzalez
Michael Gonzalez discusses wildlife forensics and mammal hair. He tells “The WildLife” host Laurel Neme how hair varies—between species and even on the same animal—and how he is developing a database of mammal hair that can be used by wildlife forensic scientists to identify hair in cases of illegal trafficking of the world’s most endangered animals. Michael Gonzalez…
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