The April 15 business meeting at the Rogue Country Club starts at 10:00 AM and is followed by the program that will feature wildlife forensics Geneticist Dyan Straughan from the World Forensic Crime Lab in Ashland. She will describe what a full service crime lab does and how the work has evolved in the last 25 years. It is a fascinating story that rivals any crime movie or TV series.
The story of the U.S, Fish and wildlife Forensic Lab in Ashland Oregon is a ‘’who-dun it’ tale of how a USFWS Special agent in Washington DC, a police crime lab director in Southern California and Eagle Point chiropractor Ralph Wehinger established the world’s only full service crime dedicated to wildlife forensics. The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service is in charge of enforcing dozens of laws and treaties. For all this, the service has just one official crime lab. It’s the only lab in the world dedicated to crimes against wildlife. Get the inside scoop about the vital role Ralph Wehinger played in bringing this facility to the Rogue Valley