WII-U.S. FWS Collaborative project (1995-2001)

Research project “Establishment of Forensic Capacity at the Wildlife Institute of India” was undertaken in collaboration with National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Lab (NFWFL), Ashland, Oregon, USA.

Objectives:

1. Prepare a perspective plan for the development of wildlife forensic technology in India,

2. Create the required infrastructure,

3. Become proficient in species Identification of vertebrate using external morphological characteristics, and other techniques

4. Begin accumulating and storing tissue samples for eventual use in biochemical forensic analysis and develop techniques

Manuals  prepared under WII - USFWS Collaborative project
 

Tibetan Antelope - Trade and Wildlife Forensic Techniques for Identifying Shatoosh Hair	Characterization of Species from Canines
Identification of Species from Hair (N=150)	Identifying Species from Claws and Beaks