Forensics and the illegal ivory trade | Sam Wasser | TEDxSanJuanIsland

Dr Samuel Wasser uses innovative, non-invasive wildlife monitoring techniques to pinpoint locations of poachers in Africa and assist law enforcement in curbing the illegal trade of ivory.

Dr. Samuel Wasser is acknowledged worldwide as a pioneer of non-invasive wildlife monitoring methods, including genetic, endocrine, toxicology and detection dog techniques.

After obtaining his Ph.D. from the University of Washington in 1981, Dr. Wasser received consecutive Career Development Awards from the Guggenheim Foundation and the Smithsonian Institution. In 2001, Dr. Wasser was awarded the Endowed Chair in Conservation Biology by the University of Washington Board of Regents.

Dr. Wasser has participated in a number of conservation programs throughout Africa, South and North America, and SE Asia, in collaboration with state, federal, and international organizations.

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