A practical training seminar presented by the North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association (NAWEOA) designed for state and federal wildlife officers and investigators will be presented May 14-16, 2013. The topics covered by a team of experienced field orientated presenters include: time of death estimates based on decomposition stage analysis, forensic entomology basics and collection protocols, field firearms and ammunition examination techniques, necropsy presentation and field demonstration, the basics of forensic DNA analysis and tissue collection protocols, forensic geology basics and collection protocols, postmortem characteristics of fish for time of death estimates, raptor electrocution case history presentation, writing the affidavit, and location and availability of resources for forensic analysis. The last day will include scenarios with carcasses that will draw elements from the various topics covered during the seminar.
Registration deadline extended to April 1st. This fifth annual seminar will be held at the Double Arrow Lodge in Seeley Lake, Montana. For more information, please visit the NAWEOA website.