1. Nature of Wildlife Crimes, Their Investigations and Scientific Processes / Adrian Linacre -- 2. Illegal Trade and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) / John M. Sellar -- 3. Microscopic Examinations in Wildlife Investigations / Vivek Sahajpal and S. P. Goyal -- 4. Species Identification Using DNA Loci / Adrian Linacre and Shanan S. Tobe -- 5. DNA Profiling Markers in Wildlife Forensic Science / Rob Ogden -- 6. Determining the Geographic Origin of Animal Samples / Shanan S. Tobe