Building Genetic Forensic Capacity to Reduce South Africa’s Illegal Trade
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £216,581
WHERE South Africa
Summary
Endangered Cape Parrot and Blue Crane protected through institutional capacity building at the University of Natal, with wildlife genetic forensic techniques developed to enable claims of captive breeding to be confirmed or refuted in order to detect illegally caught wild birds
Microsatellite markersProtocols and Guidelines for forensic analysisWider awareness of methods to detect illegal trade (public/authorities)Two MSc students trained in research and analysisDissemination of results
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