Forensic identification and its role in the investigation of poaching-related crimes

The subject of this study is the features of forensic identification in the investigation of crimes related to poaching. The purpose of the work is to consider and resolve certain problematic aspects of establishing the subject who left traces when committing poaching actions, i.e. the author considers the issues of establishing the identity of the alleged subject of criminal actions to the subject who left a trace when committing a criminal act. The relevance of the chosen topic has both theoretical and practical aspects of significance, which is confirmed by the existence of poaching throughout various historical epochs, while the issue of its forensic identification remains debatable. The author used universal dialectical, logical, descriptive, statistical, historical, comparative-legal, formal-legal research methods in this article. The scientific novelty of the research is determined by the author's proposal of innovative ideas for more effective identification of the facts of poaching. These include: the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, the use of artificial intelligence and the installation of GPS systems on hunting weapons. The proposed ideas can contribute to the resolution of the problematic issues highlighted in this article. The author notes the need to optimize the methods of forensic identification in the investigation of criminal cases of this category of crimes. Unfortunately, poaching harms biological diversity, and the purpose of its activities is to make a profit, which can lead to the destruction of populations of rare and endangered species, disruption of ecosystems and destruction of natural areas. It should be noted that the detection rate of poaching for 2022 remains low, which is another argument to the author's positions.