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My first time using the talk page, so excuse any errors. The reviewer suggests adding this entry (Wildlife Forensic Science) to an existing page. The existing page is not specified, but is presumably Forensic Science. However, that entry deals with human crime, whereas Wildlife Forensic Science employs unique methods to solve crimes, such as poaching and trade in endangered species, that violate wildlife protection laws. The only subheading that is partially relevant is Forensic Biology, but that entry is far less detailed than this entry on Wildlife Forensic Science, and also includes huaman-crime forensic disciplines, such as Forensic Anthropology and Forensic Dentistry. Therefore, I believe that Wildlife Forensic Science deserves a stand-alone entry, and that the submitted draft is appropriate (though, of course, it can be expanded over time). Will this response reach the reviewer of my entry, or is there another way to proceed? Thank you. Ptrail (talk) 23:34, 12 December 2011 (UTC)

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Your article submission Wildlife Forensic Science


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May 2014
Hello Ptrail, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to Wildlife forensic science has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.


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Copyrighted material on Wildlife Forensic Science entry
I just received a message from RockMagnetist, with the crux being: "Your addition to Wildlife forensic science has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder." I have made no recent addition to this page, nor is it clear to me what copyrighted material is being referred to. Can you clarify, please? Pepper