Wildlife Forensics Lab

Forensic ornithologist Pepper Trail examines bird skeletons. Because evidence sent to the lab rarely contains easily recognizable parts, much less a whole animal, the scientists must work to identify species from limited fragments.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory

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Forensic ornithologist Pepper Trail examines bird skeletons. Because evidence sent to the lab rarely contains easily recognizable parts, much less a whole animal, the scientists must work to identify species from limited fragments. Complicating their task is the fact that many characteristics of a given species vary from male to female or adults to juveniles.

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