16 Corstorphine Hill Avenue Edinburgh EH12 6LE

About us

TRACE was established in 2006 as non-profit organisation dedicated to the promotion of forensic science in wildlife conservation and law enforcement. We have a global remit for the development, dissemination and implementation of forensic tools to help tackle wildlife crime.

Our mission

To reduce illegal trafficking and persecution of fauna and flora through the coordinated application of scientific techniques in support of wildlife crime investigation.

Our team

The TRACE wildlife forensics network staff are a diverse, international team of wildlife forensics specialists, each with a passion for disseminating and developing best practice wildlife forensics from crime scene to courtroom.

Prof Rob Ogden

United Kingdom

Director with operational management responsibilities. Engaged by TRACE via secondment from Edinburgh University

Armand Biko’o

South Africa

Project manager, AWFN coordinator

Dr Patrick Chiyo

Uganda

East Africa manager

Dr Simon Dures

UK

Project officer

Dr Kyle Ewart

Australia

Forensic research manager

Katsue Ikeda

UK

Project administrator

Amanda Lightson

Malaysia

Project officer

Kelly Morgan

Thailand

Southeast Asia manager

Wulansari

UK

Project administrator

Dr Arame Ndiaye

Senegal

AWFN officer

Dr Stephanie Pietsch

Germany

Southern Africa programme manager

Nur Alizati Nabila Binti Giarat Ali

Malaysia

Project officer

Dr Grant Thomson

UK

Forensic evidence and crime scene lead