將近20年來，在俄勒岡州艾許蘭德（Ashland）的美國漁業暨野生動物局的克拉克貝文國家漁業暨野生動物法醫實驗室曾經在全世界許多野生動物犯罪事件偵辦過程中協助破案，並且成為野生動物法醫學的先驅者。
8月16日該實驗室將獲得1500萬美元的挹注，使這個全世界唯一提供全方位服務的野生動物法醫實驗室可以在對抗野生動物犯罪上更上層樓。
實驗室主任歌德（Ken Goddard）表示：「我們過去實在是沒有適當的空間能夠控制疾病，以致於必須回絕一些個案。」
這個1萬7000平方英呎（1579.3平方公尺）的實驗室新增空間包括一個高度管控的生物污染區，這個區域將用來接收從其他國家來的研究用的動物屍體及殘肢。
這個空間將使實驗室工作人員得以處理例如毒物、殺蟲劑、血液病原、及其他會攜帶疾病的物件。
For nearly 20 years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Clark R. Bavin National Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory in Ashland, has helped solve wildlife crimes around the world and in the process, has become a pioneer in the field of wildlife forensics.
A new $15 million addition, to be dedicated on Thursday, could take the world's only full-service wildlife forensics lab to a whole new level in its battle against wildlife crime.
Lab Director Ken Goddard says, "We simply didn't have the proper where we could keep diseases contained so we had to refuse some cases."
The new 17,000 square foot addition includes a highly secure biological containment area that will allow the lab to accept carcasses and animal parts for other countries for analysis.
It will enable staff at the facility to handle hazardous materials such as poisons, pesticides, blood pathogens and other substances that can carry diseases.
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