Namibia will soon make use of DNA analysis in forensic investigations into animal abuse and crimes such as illegal smuggling, poaching and the illegal trade in protected species. Using DNA analysis will make it possible to identify the species and geographical origin, such as the population of a forensic sample, and to also individualise the sample with high levels of probability. Police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga this week announced that the capacitation of the new National Forensic Science Institute of Namibia is at an advanced stage. The facility is to be realised with the assistance of wildlife funding partners in creating a wildlife or animal DNA database and analysis. "With this in place, the Namibian Police will be having the capacity to forensically investigate and connect evidence collected at crime scenes involving wildlife," he stated.