Avoiding common numts to provide reliable species identification for tiger parts
Forensic Science International: Reports, 2021 Tigers are killed to supply a demand for many wildlife products despite a ban on commercial international trade. As populations decrease, products from substitute species (i.e. lions and leopards) have been fraudulently sold as tiger.
Kelly I. Morgan +7 more
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Wildlife Forensics: Current State and Development Perspectives in the Russian Federation
Теория и практика судебной экспертизы, 2020 The article notes the necessary preconditions for building a new direction of expert activity in the system of the Russian Ministry of Justice the wildlife forensics.
S. A. Smirnova +4 more
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Hematology and serum biochemistry of captive gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) in India [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2014 Aim: To study the hematological and serum biochemical parameters of the critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus). Materials and Methods: Blood samples for hemato-biochemical analyses were collected from the ventral median coccygeal vein of ...
Shahnaz Amin , Avadh Bihari Shrivastav
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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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Tusk or Bone? An Example of Ivory Substitute in the Wildlife Trade
Ethnobiology Letters, 2011 Bone carvings (and other ivory substitutes) are common in the modern-day lucrative international ivory trade. Souvenirs for unknowing travelers and market shoppers can be made of non-biological material (plastic "ivory" beads) or skillfully crafted ...
Margaret E. Sims +2 more
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An investigation into the detection of latent marks on the feathers and eggs of birds of prey [PDF]
, 2014 There are numerous enhancement techniques (physical and chemical) which have been developed for the successful visualisation of latent fingermarks. Nonetheless, problems arise when latent fingermarks require enhancement on difficult surfaces such as ...
Farrugia, Kevin J. +2 more
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Polymorphic DNA microsatellite markers for forensic individual identification and parentage analyses of seven threatened species of parrots (family Psittacidae). [PDF]
, 2016 The parrot family represents one of the bird group with the largest number of endangered species, as a result of habitat destruction and illegal trade.
Fumagalli, L., Jan, C.
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Myth debunked: Keratinous pangolin scales do not contain the analgesic tramadol
Conservation Science and Practice, 2019 Conservation plans aiming to reduce the threat of illegal wildlife trade increasingly recognize the need for multifaceted approaches that include both enhanced enforcement and demand reduction initiatives.
Rachel L. Jacobs +3 more
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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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Теория и практика судебной экспертизы, 2017 The paper presents the outcomes of the International Science & Practice Conference «East-West: Partnership in Forensic Science. Improving Forensic Services as a Factor Ensuring Ecological Security and Biodiversity Conservation» that took place in ...
Georgii G. Omel’yanyuk +2 more
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