TRAINING MATERIALS
Forensic Kits
Participants at the ASEAN Wildlife Forensics Network Training Workshop 2nd to 6th August 2010 were provided with Forensic Kits. These kits contained the basic components necessary to take samples from a wildlife crime scene, and label and package them correctly, ready for sending to a DNA laboratory. The contents of the kits are listed in the Instruction Booklets below. All of the contents should be available locally, and laboratory scientists, human forensic experts and police should be able to give advice on where to buy these. If you are having difficulty finding suppliers or need some advice about how to disseminate kits within your own organisation, please contact us using the Contact tab of this website. Please note that silica capsules are mentioned in some translations of the kit booklets: use of these capsules is optional because they do not effectively absorb moisture for long term storage, especially in humid climates.
Instruction booklets for Forensic Kits: download the booklets by clicking on the links below:
Forensic Laboratory Forms
The forms below are the same as those used at the Training Workshop. Members of the Wildlife Forensics Network are allowed to use these forms.
Animal DNA Forensic Submissions
TRACE Biology DNA General Examination Record – Lined
TRACE Examination Record Continuation
TRACE Non-Human Extraction form
TRACE Non-Human Seq-Clean form
Enforcement Lectures
The lectures from the Training Workshop are listed below. Members of the website are welcome to download and use these lectures. We would appreciate feedback if you use these lectures.
A3 Overview of Wildlife Forensics
A5 Reporting Forensic Evidence
A6 Laboratory Models and Quality Assurance
A7 Building an ASEAN Wildlife Forensics Network
E2 Forensics Options for Investigators