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News

November 9, 2009
Poachers Feel Sting from Boone and Crockett Scoring
Missoula, MT – Courts in a growing number of states are using the Boone and Crockett scoring system to slap poachers with more felony charges, stiffer fines and longer revocations of hunting privileges.
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April 8, 2009
Texas Game Warden Training Center Groundbreaking Set for April 9
Hamilton, TX – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials and partners from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, the Police . . .
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Forensics

Wildlife Decomposition Analysis for Time of Death Estimates Plus Forensic Entomology Basics – [Incomplete Excerpts from 19-Page Manual] (PDF)

Wildlife Decomposition Analysis for Time of Death Estimates Plus Forensic Entomology Basics [Powerpoint Presentation to Illustrate Decomposition Stages for use in Time of Death Determinations] (PDF)

Manual Order Form: Wildlife Decomposition/Time of Death Plus Forensic Entomology Basics [Available in Coil-bound Color Hardcopy or CD] (PDF)

Expanding the Use of Time of Death Determination Parameters to Carnivores – A Two Part Project (PDF)

by Carleen Gonder

Wildlife Forensic Field Manual

Edited by Danny N. Walker, Assistant State Archaeologist, Wyoming Department of Parks and Cultural Resources and William J. Adrian, Wildlife Researcher (retired), Colorado Division of Wildlife

$25 / Copy		Third Edition: April 2003
$15 / Copy - Member Agencies
To obtain copies write: David W. Oates Nebraska Game and Parks Commission 2200 N. 33rd Street Lincoln, NE 68503

Wildlife protection can be traced to the late 1600’s on the North American continent. Our profession is the precursor to all wildlife management programs currently in place. The public desire to protect wildlife resources for future generations is not possible without wildlife law enforcement. As we start our fourth century of service to wildlife protection, it is critical we continue to improve on current techniques and develop new procedures to help focus efforts to protect our countries’ natural resources.

In 1976, the Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers established a committee dedicated to wildlife law enforcement research. The XXX of the committee was, and still is, to provide the field enforcement officer with usable techniques for determining time of death, species identification, and other information to facilitate collection and preservation of evidence for use in wildlife enforcement cases.

This manual, originally known as “The Blue Book,” continues to evolve and expand on procedures developed and used by you, the wildlife enforcement officer, and your counterparts in wildlife forensics. We hope the 3rd edition will be a valuable tool in your day-to-day field and laboratory activities to protect, preserve, and enhance the wildlife resources of your state, province, or country.

David A. “Dave” Croonquist, Executive Secretary
Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers (AMFGLEO)
January 2003