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Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

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Sportsmen Since 1968

Saturday, November 2nd, 2024

Breaking News for

Sportsmen Since 1968

Forensics, law officers, and teamwork work together to nab poachers

As Zink’s story demonstrates, DNA evidence isn’t used solely by police and sheriff’s offices to solve crimes. Hunters who shot overlimits of Hungarian partridge in Canada, then transported the birds home to the United States, found out that wildlife officers also have the science on their side. (Image courtesy of the USFWS)

The use of DNA to identify individuals has been a mainstay in the legal system for a couple of decades. The advantage is clear: DNA is not affected by people’s perceptions, judgment, and instead is mostly unambiguous. In contrast, even eyewitness testimony can be wrong. 
Below I recount a personal experience from well over a decade ago in which my forensics laboratory helped catch wildlife violators from a distance.

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