Animal Investigators

by Neme, Laurel A., Ph.D.; Leakey, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780813035628
• ISBN10: 0813035627
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-12-05
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

In Animal investigators, acclaimed environmental journalist Laurel Neme goes behind the scenes at the only wildlife forensics crime lab in the world. Using physical evidence such as fingerprints, tire tracks, bullets, gunshot residues, poisons, and DNA to reveal what might have happened to its animal victims, the scientists and agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are working to investigate wildlife crimes, protect endangered species, and stem illegal wildlife trafficking-the third largest illegal trade worldwide. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Laurel A. Neme is an international consultant specializing in natural resource management. She writes for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin and has written for The Nature Conservancy, Environmental Defense Fund, and World Wildlife Fund.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Native Alaskan Subsistence Hunting	p. 1
Walrus Forensic Investigation	p. 17
Native Alaskan Solutions to Walrus Headhunting	p. 47
Busted for Bear Galls	p. 69
Bear Bile ... or Not?	p. 91
The Impact of Bear Investigation	p. 107
The Feather Artifacts	p. 131
Fly-by-Night Evidence	p. 153
Buyer Beware	p. 171
Conclusion	p. 191
Acknowledgments	p. 199
Notes	p. 203
Index	p. 219
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