ROLLA, Mo. — The use of tree DNA has led to the indictment of a southern Missouri man for illegally harvesting walnut trees in the Mark Twain National Forest. According to a press release from the U.S ...
For the first time ever, investigators used tree DNA as evidence in court—to help convict a wood poacher. In July 2021, Justin Andrew Wilke was convicted of conspiracy, theft of public property, ...