Patterns of Natural and Human-Caused Mortality Factors of a Rare Forest Carnivore, the Fisher (Pekania pennanti) in California. [PDF]
, 2015 Wildlife populations of conservation concern are limited in distribution, population size and persistence by various factors, including mortality. The fisher (Pekania pennanti), a North American mid-sized carnivore whose range in the western Pacific ...
Barrett, Reginald H +17 more
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Chemical fingerprinting of wood sampled along a pith-to-bark gradient for individual comparison and provenance identification [PDF]
, 2020 Background and Objectives: The origin of traded timber is one of the main questions in the enforcement of regulations to combat the illegal timber trade. Substantial efforts are still needed to develop techniques that can determine the exact geographical
Beeckman, Hans +5 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2022 The Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) is an endangered species endemic to Southeast Asia. Previous research have used maternally inherited, mitochondrial DNA genetic markers to investigate the population genetics of the species but not the biparentally ...
Qi Luan Lim +7 more
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Integrating the Forensic Sciences in Wildlife Case Investigations [PDF]
Veterinary Pathology, 2016 The application of medical knowledge to the purpose of law is the foundation of forensic pathology. A forensic postmortem examination often involves the expertise of multiple scientific disciplines to reconstruct the full story surrounding the death of an animal.
T C, Viner +3 more
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Wildlife Forensic Sciences: A Tool to Nature Conservation towards a One Health Approach
Forensic Sciences, 2022 Wildlife forensics is a science field with a remarkable potential to provide accurate information regarding nature conservation and One Health. Wildlife crimes are now a persistent target of public opinion and the concern of conservation professionals, which is constantly putting pressure on governmental and non-governmental entities.
Catarina Jota Baptista +3 more
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Environmental effects on magnetic fluorescent powder development of fingermarks on bird of prey feathers [PDF]
, 2019 A comparison study of the effects of environmental conditions on the development of latent fingermarks on raptor feathers using green magnetic fluorescent powder was undertaken using both sebaceous loaded and natural fingermark deposits.
Farrugia, K. J. +4 more
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Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2021 Disorganized and chaotic collection of the Euphorbia plant species from the wild is one of the major reasons for its endangered status. According to CITES, the trade in Euphorbia royleana species is prohibited under Appendix II.
Mukesh K. Thakar, Tina Sharma
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Evaluating genetic traceability methods for captive bred marine fish and their applications in fisheries management and wildlife forensics [PDF]
, 2014 Growing demands for marine fish products is leading to increased pressure on already depleted wild populations and a rise in the aquaculture production.
Bargelloni, Luca +16 more
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Tiger hair morphology and its variations for wildlife forensic investigation [PDF]
Maejo International Journal of Science and Technology, 2013 Tiger population has dramatically decreased due to illegal consumption and commercialisation of their body parts. Frequently, hair samples are the only evidence found in the crime scene. Thus, they play an important role
Thitika Kitpipit, Phuvadol Thanakiatkrai
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Age Estimation of African Lions Panthera leo by Ratio of Tooth Areas. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Improved age estimation of African lions Panthera leo is needed to address a number of pressing conservation issues. Here we present a formula for estimating lion age to within six months of known age based on measuring the extent of pulp closure from X ...
Paula A White +5 more
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