Dear All

6.00pm, 12 April 2011 - Wildlife forensics: using tools from medicine and crime scene investigation to help save wildlife - ZSL Communicating Science series.

We hope you will be able to attend the above event in the Communicating Science series at 6.00pm on Tuesday 12 April 2011. Talks will be in the Meeting Rooms, ZSL London Zoo (access via the Outer Circle), doors will be open from 5.00pm on the evening and seats will be on a first-come, first-served basis; please arrive early to ensure you get a good seat.

WILDLIFE FORENSICS: USING TOOLS FROM MEDICINE AND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION TO HELP SAVE WILDLIFE

Modern conservation has access to an array of techniques, such as DNA fingerprinting for genetic monitoring of populations over time, blood screening for disease in wild animals, and serum tests for indicators of stress and/or reproduction. Such techniques are regularly used in forensic or medical context and these tools are now on the front line for fighting wildlife declines.

Three speakers will discuss how techniques from forensic and medical science are finding new applications in wildlife conservation. Examples of patient or crime-victim investigation will be transferred into an ecological setting and used to highlight how forensics can be applied to identify the causes of wildlife decline and to put management strategies in place.

Speakers to be announced

These talks are free and open to everyone - no need to book in advance but please arrive early as seating is limited. 

Megan Orpwood-Russell
Scientific Meetings Co-ordinator, ZSL, London NW1 4RY, UK.
Tel: +44 (0)20 7449 6227. Fax: +44 (0)20 7449 6411.
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