Wildlife forensics: A boon for species identification and conservation implications

• Conventional and modern day techniques for species identification. • High-throughput spectroscopic analysis. • Molecular biomarkers. • Multi-disciplinary approach to stop illegal trade and fraudery. Wildlife trade and fraudulence in food, artefacts and cosmetic industries had raised serious concern in protection of the wild faunal diversity. Lack of proper tools and molecular based techniques for identification of wild species are some of the...