The case of peafowl and porcupine killing: molecular perception of a heinous wildlife crime
We address a recent case where the forest officials found suspected flesh of nearly 10 peafowls and quills, bones with tissue remains of porcupine. Apart from quills, flesh and tissue bone mixture could not be differentiated on the basis of physical paramaters. Cytochrome oxidase I gene of the mitochondrial DNA was used for the identification of species.