Adelaide University researchers have shown that pairing sniffer dogs with a simple air-sampling device could dramatically improve the detection of illegally trafficked wildlife hidden inside shipping ...

DNA barcoding—the collection, extraction, sequencing, and translation of a species’ DNA into a digital barcode—is being used to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trade. Investigators compare ...

Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct. 29, shows that African giant pouched rats can be trained to identify ...

Distinguishing legally from illegally traded wildlife products using the size, shape and origin of the sample often fails when samples are of young individuals or wildlife parts, such as a teeth, ...

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NAGPUR: Plans to have a wildlife crime forensics lab to perform DNA analysis at the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) at Nagpur has been shelved. “The plan has been put off as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Giant African rats may soon be the key to fighting illegal wildlife trafficking. New research from nonprofit APOPO, published Oct.

(FOX40.COM) – A California nonprofit is working to identify what kinds of species are making their homes in San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties by collecting approximately 600 soil samples. Staff at ...