The Wildlife Detectives: How Forensic Scientists Fight Crimes Against Nature (Scientists in the Field)

by Donna M Jackson (Author)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Slaughtering elephants for their ivory; shooting bears for their gall bladders; capturing sea turtles for soup. In the name of vanity, fashion, and greed, man stalks and kills wild animals -- and gets away with it, even when it is clearly against the law. But now scientists have a way to catch and convict poachers. In a laboratory in Ashland, Oregon, they analyze clues to link suspects to crimes. In words and pictures, this book tells a poignant story and reveals how science can indeed save the day.
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Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9780618196838
Lexile Measure
1120
Guided Reading Level
Y
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication date
March 25, 2002
Series
Scientists in the Field
BISAC categories
JNF051100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Environmental Science & Ecosystems
JNF003220 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals | Animal Welfare
JNF030000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime
Library of Congress categories
United States
Detectives
Endangered species
Game wardens
Wildlife conservation
Prevention
Poaching
Wild animal trade
United States Fish & Wildlife Forensics Labor
Undercover wildlife agents

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