Program schedule of Wildlife Forensic Bootcamp

Day Date Time Topic

9:00 A.M to 10:00 A.M Registration for the Bootcamp
10:00 A.M to 10:30 AM Inaugural Session
Opening Address by Director NFSU, Goa
campus
10:30 AM to 11:00 A.M Tea Break
11:00 A.M to 12:00 P.M Lecture 1: Dr. Sweta Nidhi
Topic: Overview on Wildlife Crime national,
international status, species involved & modus
operandi & future perspectives.
12:00 P.M to 01:00 P.M Lecture 2: Ms. Tejaswini Pusuluria
Topic: Illegal trade in endangered flora and its
13-05-2023 impact on wildlife.
Day 1 (Saturday) 01:00 P.M. to 02:00 P.M Lunch Break
02:00 P.M. to 03:00 P.M Lecture 3: Mr. Paresh C. Porob
Topic: Lecture-cum practical demonstration of
wildlife articles and impact of wildlife crime on
faunal diversity.
03:00 P.M. to 04:00 Lecture 4: Mr. Abhishek Singh
P.M. Topic: Investigating procedures and different
Forensic techniques Morphological analysis,
Trichotaxonomy, Biochemical analysis, DNA
analysis, etc.
04:00 P.M. to 04:30 P.M Tea Break
04:30 P.M to 5:30 P.M Lecture 5: Mr. Nani Dova
Topic: Illegal wildlife poisoning and its
investigative procedures.
9:00 A.M to 10:30 A.M Lecture 1: Dr. Amit Gokhale
Topic: Understanding the Basics of Forensic
DNA workflow and demonstration of advanced
instruments of DNA forensics.
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM Tea Break
11:00 A.M to 12:00 P.M Lecture 2: Dr. Vikash Rai
Topic: Overview of Cyber Forensic Tools in
Wildlife crimes.
12:00 P.M to 01:00 P.M Lecture 3: Mr. Abhishek Singh
14-05-2023 Topic: Limitations of crime scene investigation
(Sunday) in wildlife-related crimes and infield attributes
Day 2 which can affect the proper implementation of
WPA, 1972.
01:00 P.M. to 02:00 P.M Lunch Break
02:00 P.M. to 04:00 P.M Mock Crime Scene and Discussion
Crime Scene Investigation (Mock crime scene)
- a collection of various evidences (physical,
chemical, biological, etc.), linking the evidence
and with preliminary noting.
04:00 P.M to 04:30 P.M Feedback session
04:30 P.M to 05:00 P.M Vote of Thanks & Valediction