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The book delves into the poaching and illegal trade of wild felids, highlighting the high demand for their body parts and the critical role of hair as evidence in these crimes. It discusses legal protections under CITES and India's Wildlife (Protection) Act-1972, which prohibit the trade of protected species. The work emphasizes the importance of accurate species identification for successful prosecution, detailing morphological, keratin protein, and mitochondrial DNA analyses of hair from thirteen endangered felid species, along with species-specific identification methods.
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Hair Examination of Protected Cats, Rajinder Singh
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- 2013
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- Title
- Hair Examination of Protected Cats
- Subtitle
- Forensic Perspective
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Rajinder Singh
- Publisher
- LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
- Publisher
- 2013
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 152
- ISBN13
- 9783659467264
- Category
- Nature in general
- Description
- The book delves into the poaching and illegal trade of wild felids, highlighting the high demand for their body parts and the critical role of hair as evidence in these crimes. It discusses legal protections under CITES and India's Wildlife (Protection) Act-1972, which prohibit the trade of protected species. The work emphasizes the importance of accurate species identification for successful prosecution, detailing morphological, keratin protein, and mitochondrial DNA analyses of hair from thirteen endangered felid species, along with species-specific identification methods.