AWFN laboratory resources

The following resources are available to help wildlife forensic practitioners working in a laboratory.

SWFS Standards and Guidelines 3.0 - 19th Nov 2018
AWFN documents (available on demand).
Standards and guidelines for forensic botany identification

Wildlife Forensic Laboratory Videos

LionLocalizer

LionLocalizer is an online tool to provide intelligence into the possible geographic origin of any seized lion body parts. It uses genetic sequences generated from the seized lion parts to match them against a database known, georeferenced lion genetic sequences.

LionLocalizer is available here.

This video gives an overview of how lion localizer works and what it is intended for.

P.E.L.T.S

For countries that do not have a lab or access to wildlife forensic services, TRACE Wildlife Forensics Network have established a Portable Enforcement Laboratory for Testing Seizures in partnership with UNODC. For more details about the PELTS system please watch the video below.

If you are a government agency interested in using the PELTS system, please contact the PELTS team.

P.E.L.T.S. - Portable, forensically validated, wildlife species identification