Scientists in the Field (Paperback): The Wildlife Detectives (Paperback)

from MattRaygun

The Wildlife Detectives, by Donna Jackson, is a story of murder in the heart of America's parks. In 1993, Yellowstone Park rangers were shocked to find the star of their protected elk population dead, robbed of his antlers. This grisly scene begins the book's journey from Yellowstone National Par...

from flemmily

The Wildlife Detectives begins with an overview of the history of the forensic science used by people who fight crimes against wildlife. It also introduces, in a "Wild File" sidebar, the basics of what it means to be a threatened or endangered species. The book than follows the mystery of the mur...

from lvalido

It was educational to learn that wildlife has detectives using information and a crime lab similar to humans. There is a crime lab in Ashland Oregon which was created for this cause. This book follows the case which they were able to solve of an Elk named Charger. It gives the details of how it w...

from ronicadibartolo

Technology has come a long way for people to be able to do what they do in this book. Less people will be able to get away with poaching wild animals. One learns about different types of scientist, and what they are able to do in this book. Entertaining and good for teaching science to a middle s...