Wildlife forensic science

<p>Wildlife forensic science is <a href="/facts/Forensic_science/4upVa2vB">forensic science</a> applied to legal issues involving wildlife.  Wildlife forensic sciences also deal with conservation and identification of rare species and is a useful tool for non-invasive studies. Methods can be used to determine relatedness of the animals in the area allowing them to determine rare and endangered species that are candidates for genetic rescue. Techniques using things such as the SSCP or <a href="/facts/Single-strand_conformation_polymorphism/REo4UeY4">Single-Strand Conformational Polymorphism</a> gel electrophoresis technique, <a href="/facts/Microscopy/GpHlElDS">microscopy</a>, DNA barcoding, Mitochondrial <a href="/facts/Microsatellite/SwfHbeXG">Microsatellite</a> Analysis and some DNA and Isotope analysis can identify species and individual animals in most cases if they have already been captured . Unlike human identification, <a href="/facts/Animal_identification/g2zCydaM">animal identification</a> requires determination of its <a href="/facts/Family_(biology)/qTrn6E8E">family</a>, <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genus</a>, and <a href="/facts/Species/oDg6b96r">species</a>, and <a href="/facts/Sex/ssBol2pP">sex</a> in order to individualize the animal, typically through the use of DNA based analyses.
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Wildlife forensic science