chapter 1 Nature of Wildlife Crimes, Their Investigations and Scientific Processes / chapter 2 Illegal Trade and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / chapter 3 Microscopic Examinations in Wildlife Investigations / chapter 4 Species Identification Using DNA Loci / chapter 5 DNA Profiling Markers in Wildlife Forensic Science / chapter 6 Determining the Geographic Origin of Animal Samples