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By Paul Affeldt. Wildlife Forensics. A little bit about Wildlife forensics. Poaching is one of the most serious crimes investigated by wildlife forensic scientists. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory is the only lab in the world dedicated to crimes against wildlife .
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By Paul Affeldt Wildlife Forensics
A little bit about Wildlife forensics • Poaching is one of the most serious crimes investigated by wildlife forensic scientists. • The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory is the only lab in the world dedicated to crimes against wildlife. • The national average yearly salary for a wildlife forensic specialist is $39,000.
Some of the things the they look for • Blood samples (ideally, in a fresh or dried condition) • Tissue samples (same as above, only include frozen) • Whole carcasses (same as the above, except we're rarely that lucky) • Bones • Hair • Hides • Furs • Feathers • leather goods (purses, shoes, boots...) • Poisons • Pesticides • stomach contents (uh huh) • Projectiles (bullets, arrows...)weapons (rifles, bows, traps....) • Asian medicinals (rhino horn pills, tiger bone juice...) • And pretty much anything else you might imagine that could have come from (or been made from) an animal.
Sources • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Lab -www.lab.fws.gov/students.php • Enotes.com: World of Forensic Science- www.enotes.com/forensic-science/wildlife-forensics • SimplyHired- www.simplyhired.com/a/salary/search/q-WILDLIFE+FORENSIC+SPECIALIST
