The Wildlife Disease Association and the Davis-Thompson Foundation are excited to offer a forensic science pre-meeting workshop prior to the annual WDA meeting in Athens, Georgia. This workshop will offer training in a number of critical aspects of forensic investigation, particularly those relevant to wildlife species. The content will be delivered through a series of seminar presentations as well as discussions of actual forensic cases involving wildlife. Topics include chain of custody and security of samples, reporting, timing of death, species identification, documenting method of death, and expert witness testimony. This will be an in-person meeting only!
Registrations: https://davisthompsonfoundation.regfox.com/wdaworkshop
Tentative Syllabus (subject to change) – Times in Eastern Daylight Time
9:00 to 9:15 Introduction – Kevin Keel
9:15 to 10:00 Chain of custody and security of samples – Doris Miller
10:00 to 10:30 Reports – Kevin Keel
10:30 to 10:45 Break
10:45 to 12:00 Forensic specific diagnostic methods – Ashley Spicer
Noon to 1:30 Lunch
1:30 to 2:15 Documenting method of take – Kevin Keel / Speaker TBD
2:15 to 3:00 Expert Witness – Doris Miller
3:00 to 3:15 Break
2:45 to 4:30 Brief case presentations and discussion TBD
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