News Headline
New research cracks illegal wildlife trade
Source
Phys.org
Publication Date
2018-10-24
Scientists have developed a revolutionary way to determine if animals are being illegally trafficked. UNSW Sydney scientists—in collaboration with Taronga Conservation Society Australia, UTS (University of Technology Sydney) and ANSTO (Australia's Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) - have developed a revolutionary way to determine if a confiscated animal is being illegally trafficked by checking chemical markers present in keratin such as quills, feathers and hair.