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 ...

A new method that uses a simple air sample and the power of a dog’s nose makes it easy to check shipping containers for trafficked wildlife.

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, ...

(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 ...

Amid growing concern over transmission of coronavirus in wildlife animals and pets, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), among many others, have been permitted by the Indian Council of ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) – A California nonprofit is ...