Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation: Multidisciplinary and Forensic Approaches

I. The Impact of Humans on Conservation

The Importance of Biodiversity

Conservation amidst Human-Wildlife Conflict

One Health Concerns

Wildlife Crime & Conservation

Placing Humans in the Ecological Equation

Wildlife Management and Ecotourism

II. Forensics & Conservation

The Intersection of Forensics and Conservation- (Intro to conservation forensics)

Processing the Wildlife Crime Scene

Evidence of Forensic Importance in Wildlife Cases

III. Tools & Techniques of Conservation Forensics

The Conservation of Threatened & Endangered Species

The Application of Forensic Entomology and Carrion Ecology

Wildlife Forensic Genetics

Wildlife Forensic Toxicology

Wildlife Forensic Pathology

Working Dogs in Conservation Forensics

IV. Special Topics:

Fish, Reptiles and Marine Mammals - Issues and Identification

Avian Species - Issues and Identification

Mammals - Issues and Identification

DNA Databases?

Isotopic Analysis

Cybercrime and Wildlife Products

Developments in Wildlife Forensic Standards

Wildlife Law and Legal Concerns

V. Case Studies

Saving Africa's Elephants (include forensics)

Rhinos in Crisis (include forensics)

Mountain Gorillas, a conservation success story (may include forensics)

Few other case studies to represent multiple geographic regions, types of species, and how forensics has been utilized whether it be genetics, crime scene, database, pathology etc:

North America

Central/South America

Europe - birds of prey; bird hunting (Scotland)

Asia

Australia/NZ - 1080 poisonings