Wildlife Forensics Workshop and Symposium Programme

Programme will be updated as speakers provide further details of their presentations.

Workshop, Tuesday 1 February, 2011

Time
9.00 - 9.30 am	Registration.
9.30 - 10.00 am	Participant introductions and introductory presentation and demonstration on the importance of in situ techniques (fieldwork) in wildlife crime investigation.
10.00 - 11.00 am	The wildlife crime scene, environmental monitoring and recording including photography. Demonstration followed by Group Practical.
11.00 - 11.20 am	Morning tea
11.20 - 1.00 pm	Working with live animals (forensic clinical techniques) Demonstration followed by Group Practical.
1.00 - 2.00 pm	Lunch
2.00 - 4.00 pm	Forensic post-mortem techniques. Demonstration followed by Group Practical .
4.00 - 4.20 pm	Afternoon tea
4.20 - 5.30 pm	Forensic post-mortem techniques. Demonstration followed by Group Practical (continuation)
5.30 - 6.00 pm	End of day summing-up and feedback.

Workshop, Wednesday 2 February, 2011

Time
9.00 - 9.30 am	Introductory remarks.
9.30 - 11.00 am	Laboratory examination of samples from live animals, dead animals, derivatives (including DNA) and the environment. Demonstration followed by Group Practical.
11.00 - 11.20 am	Morning tea
11.20 - 12.30 am	Laboratory examination of samples from live animals, dead animals, derivatives (including DNA) and the environment. Demonstration followed by Group Practical (continuation)
12.30 - 1.30 pm	Lunch
1.30 - 3.00 pm	Interactive sessions: From Crime Scene to Court - evidence collection, packaging, labelling, storage, record-keeping and chain of custody.
3.00 - 3.30 pm	Preparation for Court.
3.30- 3.50 pm	Afternoon tea
3.50 - 5.00 pm	Mock trial, with evidence and paperwork from previous session .
5.00 - 5.30 pm	End of day summing-up and feedback.

Symposium, Thursday 3 February, 2011

Time	Speaker	Title
8.30- 9.00 am		Registration
9.00 - 9.15 am		Opening Speech
9.15 – 10.00 am	Prof. John Cooper Universities of Cambridge and Nairobi	Wildlife Crime: the Need for a Holistic and Interdisciplinary Approach to Investigations
10 – 10.45 am	Prof. Adrian Linacre South Australian Chair of Forensic Science, Biological Science, Flinders University , Australia	DNA typing in wildlife investigations, DNA and recommendations of the international Sociey of Forensic Genetics on nonhuman DNA testing for forensic investigations
10.45 - 11.15 am	Morning tea
11.15 - 12 pm	Prof. Bruce Weir Department of Biostatistics, Universtiy of Washington, U.S.A	Interpreting DNA Evidence for Autosomal and Lineage Markers
12.00 - 12.30	Dr Mike Bunce Ancient DNA Laboratory, Murdoch University, Australia	Wildlife Forensics in Western Australia: Problems, Pitfalls and Potential
12.30 - 1.30 pm	Lunch
1.30 - 2.00 pm	Dr Rebecca Johnson DNA Laboratory, Australian Museum, Australia	Can we help stop the budgie smugglers? Wildlife Forensics in 2011 and beyond
2.00 – 2.30pm	Dr Shane Lavery School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand	Waiter, is that a Whale on my Plate? - DNA identification of cetaceans on the meat market
2.30 - 3.00 pm	Dr Peter Smith Biotechnology Group, NIWA, New Zealand	The application of DNA barcodes to specimen and product identification in fisheries
3.00 - 3.30 pm	Jenny Giles (PhD Candidate) School of Biological Science, University of Queensland, Australia	Population structure of selected Indo-West Pacific shark and ray species, with applications to monitoring the international shark fin trade
3.30 - 4.00 pm	Afternoon tea
4.00 - 4.30 pm	Silvana R. Tridico (PhD Candidate) Australian Wildlife Forensics Services, Murdoch University, Australia	Insights into the Analyses of Human and Animal Hairs in Archaeological, Paleontological and Forensic Contexts
4.30 - 5.00 pm	Toni Twyford Department of Conservation, New Zealand	DOC – Conservation Law Compliance
5.15 - 6.30 pm	Behind the scenes tour of NZCCM and Auckland Zoo
7.00 pm	Symposium Dinner at Lion Shelter, Auckland Zoo	After dinner talk by John Cooper: Primates, Parasites and Permits; Veterinary and Legal Challenges in the Tropics

Symposium, Friday 4 February, 2011

Time	Speaker	Title
9.00 – 9.30 am	Dr Dianne Gleeson Ecological Genetics Laboratory, Landcare Research, New Zealand	Wildlife forensics and conservation in New Zealand
9.30 – 10.00 am	Megan Hodder (PhD Candidate) Ancient DNA Laboratory, Murdoch University, Australia	Egg forensics: an appraisal of DNA techniques to assist in species identification of illegally smuggled eggs
10.00 - 10.30 am	Nicole White (PhD Candidate) Wildlife Identification Laboratory Murdoch University, Australia	DNA tools for policing illegal trade and poaching of black cockatoos and pythons in Western Australia
10.30 - 11.00 am	Morning tea
11.00 - 11.30 am	Dr Sally Ann Harbison ESR, New Zealand	Quality Management and Expert Opinion: Necessary Bed Fellows in Forensic Science
11.30 - 12.30 pm	Mrs Margaret Cooper Universities of Kent and Nairobi	Law for Wildlife Forensics
12.30 - 1.30 pm	Lunch
1.30 - 2.00 pm	Dr Maurice Alley Massey University	Recent Wildlife Forensic Cases Seen at Massey University
2.00 - 2.30 pm	Stuart Williamson Wildlife Enforcement Group, New Zealand	Wildlife Enforcement Group - New Zealand Case Studies
2.30 - 3.00 pm	Discussion: Creating an Australasian Wildlife Forensic Network	Led by Dianne Gleeson
3.00 - 3.30 pm	Dr Richard Jakob-Hoff	Closing and Symposium evaluation