Better ‘wildlife forensics’ needed to stop illegal trade
Better reporting and more investigation are needed in threatened wildlife trading, say scientists who point to suspicious exports of frogs.
There is evidence that wild-caught specimens are being laundered under the guise of being captive-bred, they said.
Some endangered or threatened animals are traded internationally, depending on the level of threat deemed by CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora).
Hair Alcohol Abuse Test: The Science Behind AbuseCheck™
The detection of illegal drugs has been an established procedure in forensic toxicology since the mid-1990s. Once ingested, opiates, cocaine, cannabinoides and amphetamines are metabolized in the body and their breakdown products enter permanently into the hair root from where they are deposited permanently in the hair in characteristic relationships parent substance/metabolite.
Groundbreaking new technology that will help fight crime and promote national security is now in production. For the first time ever, crime labs and ballistics researchers can consistently capture perfectly intact bullets and slugs of any type, fired from any firearm, including hollow points and even high-explosive large-caliber military rounds. The Duke Projectile Recovery System holds enormous promise for advances in public safety, homeland security and the war on terrorism because its results are so vastly superior to those previously achievable.
Entomological Society of America names 2010 Insect Science Award winners
