The Laboratory for the Conservation of Endangered Species (LaCONES), CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad invites to participate in the International e-conference on Recent Advances and Status of Wildlife Forensics on 3rd to 5th of November 2020.
Objectives
The main objectives of this conference are to highlight the current status of wildlife crime globally and the efforts being made to battle the same. The emphasis of this conference will be on technological advancements which can be used to effectively tackle wildlife crime. The target audience of this conference is wildlife biologists, veterinarians, conservationists, law enforcement officers and students interested in the area of wildlife forensics.
Themes of The Conference
This conference aims to bring together eminent scientists and experts working in wildlife forensics and wildlife crime control. Their talks and discussions will be in the following thematic areas –
1. Global status of wildlife crime and illegal trade: An update
2. Molecular technologies to fight wildlife crime
3. Wildlife crime and law enforcement
Speakers
Dr. Rob Ogden
Director, Edinburgh Conservation Science (ECOS); The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and The Roslin Institute Director, TRACE Wildlife Forensics Network
Mr. Crawford Allan
Senior Director, TRAFFIC International
Dr. Cindy Harper
Director, Veterinary Genetics Lab, University of Pretoria
Dr. Mary K. Burnham Curtis
Senior Forensic Scientist-Genetics Team Leader, National Forensic Laboratory, US F&WLS
Ms. Tilotma Varma, IPS
Additional Director, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
Mr. Saurabh Sharma, Advocate
Litigator – Legal Initiative for Forest & Environment
Dr. S. P. Yadav, IFS
Member Secretary, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
Dr. Rajesh Gopal, IFS
Secretary General, Global Tiger Forum (GTF)
Dr. Saket Badola, IFS
Head, TRAFFIC India
Mr. Mohnish Kapoor
Head of Programs and Partnerships, Global Tiger Forum
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