Maharashtra to set up first DNA testing facility for animals

​By a staff reporter : Maharashtra state authorities are set to establish a DNA testing facility in the state for animals. Till now, the state has been sending DNA samples of the animals who are hit during man-wildlife conflict or are a victim of poaching to forensic labs in other places. With the inauguration of Nagpur Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), DNA samples of the animals can be tested within the state. For now, samples were being sent to laboratories in Hyderabad or Dehradun for testing.