Evidence and Identification

A relatively recent area of criminal investigation is wildlife forensics. Its objectives are to correlate the evidence from crime scenes to a suspect and a victim, in this case, an animal, by using scientific methods to inspect, classify, and compare the evidence from crime scenes. It is the application of different techniques of forensic science to investigate crimes related to wild animals, including poaching, illegal trade in wildlife products, and other wildlife-related crimes, to identify the species, origin, and history of the evidence, and to link it to the crime scene or suspects. Poaching, often known as killing wild creatures legally exempt from hunting, is one of the most serious offenses that wildlife forensic specialists look into. The use of wildlife forensics in criminal investigations has proven to be a quick, accurate, and dependable method with comprehensive coverage and simple accessibility. The resolution of taxonomic conflicts, the identification of spatiotemporal genetic divergence, the study of evolutionary history, origins, and even endemism have all benefited from it.