“A team from Dundee has been able to recover fingerprints from the feathers of birds of prey, which are under threat from illegal poisoning, shooting and trapping. 
If the birds have been handled, the incriminating marks could help police to identify the suspect.
The research is published in the journal Science and Justice.
The RSPB’s latest figures reveal that in 2013 there were more than 120 confirmed incidents of shooting, trapping and poisoning of birds of prey in the UK.
It is a problem also seen elsewhere in Europe and in other parts of the world.
But scientists say that if the dead birds have been handled, possibly when they were discarded, crucial fingerprint evidence can now be gathered.”
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Source: BBC news
