| Description |
47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm. |
| Series |
Scientists in the field |
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Scientists in the field.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Wildlife detectives -- Mystery in the meadows -- Hunting clues -- Reward for information -- Tines that bind -- Antlers and alibis -- Under the microscope -- match game -- Unraveling -- Justice served -- Wild work to be done -- Wildlife forensics terms. |
| Summary |
Describes how the wildlife detectives at the National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, Oregon, analyze clues to catch and convict people responsible for crimes against animals. Slaughtering elephants for their ivory; shooting bears for their gall bladders; capturing sea turtles for soup. In the name of vanity, fashion, and greed, man stalks and kills wild animals -- and gets away with it, even when it is clearly against the law. But now scientists have a way to catch and convict poachers. In a laboratory in Ashland, Oregon, they analyze clues to link suspects to crimes. In words and pictures, this book tells a poignant story and reveals how science can indeed save the day. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 1.0 41517. |
| Subject |
Undercover wildlife agents -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Game wardens -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Poaching -- United States -- Prevention -- Juvenile literature.
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Wild animal trade -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Wildlife conservation -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Endangered species -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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United States Fish & Wildlife Forensics Laboratory.
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Detectives.
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Poaching.
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Wild animal trade.
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Wildlife conservation.
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Endangered species.
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| Added Author |
Shattil, Wendy, illustrator.
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Rozinski, Robert, illustrator.
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| ISBN |
0395869765 |
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