Phylogeography of the Sunda pangolin, Manis javanica: Implications for taxonomy, conservation management and wildlife forensics [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 The Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) is the most widely distributed Asian pangolin species, occurring across much of Southeast Asia and in southern China.
Frankie T. Sitam +14 more
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Fingermarks in wildlife forensics: A review
Forensic Science International, 2023 Wildlife forensics is defined as providing forensic evidence to support legal investigations involving wildlife crime, such as the trafficking and poaching of animals and/ or their goods. While wildlife forensics is an underexplored field of science, the ramifications of poaching can be catastrophic.
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Comparative Snake Venom Analysis for Facilitating Wildlife Forensics: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry, 2022 Confirm and authentic identification of species is required for the implementation of wildlife laws in cases of illegal trafficking of snake venoms. Illegally trafficked snake venom might be misidentified with other drugs of abuse, and sometimes, the ...
Saurabh Bhargava +3 more
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Past, present and future contributions of evolutionary biology to wildlife forensics, management and conservation [PDF]
Evolutionary Applications, 2020 Successfully implementing fundamental concepts into concrete applications is challenging in any given field. It requires communication, collaboration and shared will between researchers and practitioners.
Vincent Bourret +4 more
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Special Challenges of Wildlife Forensics in Hungary
Belügyi Szemle, 2023 The causal relationship between human interference in both climate change and decrease in biodiversity is unquestionable. This fact supports the need to act effectively against those illegal activities affecting wildlife.
Zsolt Pádár +4 more
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Wildlife forensics. Genomics has become a powerful tool to inform conservation measures. [PDF]
EMBO Rep, 2012 Genomics has become a powerful tool for conservationists to track individual animals, analyse populations and inform conservation management. But as helpful as these techniques are, they are not a substitute for stricter measures to protect threatened species.
Wolinsky H.
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Integrated genomic and structural dissection of melanism in Indian leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) [PDF]
BMC GenomicsBackground Melanism in wild felids represents an intriguing evolutionary trait, potentially advantageous under specific ecological conditions, but the genetic basis of this phenotype remains unclear in many populations.
Avijit Ghosh +7 more
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Wildlife forensics in nullifying the false accusation: a case to deal with raw meat
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 2019 Molecular tools have been used in wildlife forensics for species identification of indiscernible samples and to provide evidence against poaching of wildlife and illegal trade of their products.
Gul Jabin +2 more
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Evaluation of mtDNA analysis as a screening method prior to individual identification by short tandem repeat analysis of sika deer (Cervus nippon) for illegal disposal of hunting in Japan [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceThe sika deer (Cervus nippon) is subject to controlled abatements Japan, and in many areas hunters are subsidized by submitting tails from the dead deer.
Aki Tanaka +5 more
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Forensic Science International: Reports, 2021 Proficiency tests are an important practice in forensic laboratories. However, the range of species available for wildlife forensic proficiency testing is currently limited, especially for laboratories in Africa and Asia where CITES-listed species are ...
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