International Forensic Experts 3845 Brussells Street North Bend, Or, 97459 Telephone: (541) 756-2044 Fax: (541) 756-7470 E-mail: info@internationalforensicexperts.com CURRICULUM VITAE RICHARD STROUD AREAS OF EXPERTISE: Mortality of wildlife related to man’s activity including hunting violations and other illegal take of protected species related to agricultural, energy production and industrial activities. Mortality of domestic species due to alleged animal abuse. Animal mortality or other involvement of wild and/or domestic species in human criminal cases. Training of law enforcement and other interested persons in wildlife death investigational techniques. CURRENT POSITIONS Associate, Pex Forensic Consulting, Inc. Veterinary Forensic Consultant, Stroud Consultants Inc PREVIOUS POSITIONS 1990 – 2009: Veterinary Medical Examiner (Forensic Pathologist), United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Wildlife Forensic Laboratory, Ashland, Oregon. 1987 – 1990: Environmental Contaminants Program Coordinator, Region 1, USFWS Regional Office, Portland, Oregon. 1980 – 1987: Laboratory Diagnostician, National Wildlife Health Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin. 1979 – 1980: Comparative Pathology Resident, San Diego Zoological Society, San Diego, California. 1 1973 – 1980: Diagnostic Pathologist / Researcher, Oregon State University School of Veterinary Medicine, Corvallis, Oregon. 1972 – 1973: Veterinarian, Willamette Veterinary Clinic, Corvallis, Oregon. 1965 – 1968: Marine Mammal Biologist, National Marine Mammal Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Seattle, Washington. FORMAL EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science (Fisheries and Wildlife) Oregon State University 1965 Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University 1972 Master of Science, Veterinary Pathology, Oregon State University 1978 Comparative Pathology Resident, San Diego Zoological Society, 1980 CONTINUING EDUCATION: 27th Annual Review of the Gross Morbid Anatomy of the Diseases of Animals, April 9-13, 2001, C.L. Davis Foundation and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington DC. 35 hr CEU Review of Gross Morbid Anatomy of the Diseases of Animals. March 22 - 26, 1999. C.L. Davis Foundation and the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington DC. 34 hr CEU Analytical and Molecular Biological Techniques in Environmental Toxicology and Pathology. August 18 - 20, 1995. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington DC. 35 CEU Pesticide Effects on Minnesota Fish and Wildlife Resources: Principles, Procedures and Utility of Incident Investigations. March 7 - 8, 1995. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Environmental Contaminants, St. Paul MN. Fundamentals of Wound Ballistics, March 26 - 28, 1994. International Wound Ballistics Association, Sacramento, CA. Veterinary Descriptive Pathology, June 1-4, 1993. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington DC. 23.5 CEU Foreign Animal Disease for Teachers of Infectious Diseases and Laboratory Diagnosticians Course, November 16-20, 1992. US Department of Agriculture, Plum Island, NY. 40 CEU Essentials of Forensic Pathology, September 12-16, 1992. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Denver, CO. 30 CEU 2 Medico Legal Death Investigator Training Course, April 20-24, 1992. Saint Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. 40 CEU PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION: Special Achievement Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1984, 1985, 1988 Outstanding Performance Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1988. Quality Perfor mance Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlif e 1989 Superior Performance Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Star Performance Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1996. PUBLICATIONS: (Recent Publications Relative to Forensic Investigations Only Listed) 37. Mann, M.J., Espinoza, E.O., Ralston, R.M., Stroud, R.K., Scanlan, M.D. and Strauss, S.J. 1994. "Shot Pellets: An Overview" Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners Journal, 26 (3) pp 223-241. 38. Mann, M.J., Ferguson, W., Henderson. and Stroud, R.K. 1994. "Analysis of Unusual Home Made Shot Pellets from Louisiana". Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners Journal, 26 (3) pp242-250. 39. Stroud, R.K. 1995. “Wildlife Forensics: A new and challenging role for the comparative pathologist.” Comparative Pathology Bulletin, Vol XXVII No. 4 pp 1-2. 40. Allen, G.T., J.K. Veatch, R.K. Stroud, C.G. Vendel, R.H. Poppenga, L. Thompson, J.A. Shafer and W.E. Braselton, 1996. “Winter poisoning of coyotes and raptors with furadan-laced carcass baits” J. Wildlife Dis. 32(2)pp385-389. 41. Stroud, R.K. and W.J. Adrian, 1996. “Forensic Investigational Techniques for Wildlife Law Enforcement Investigations” pp 3-18. In: Noninfectious Diseases of Wildlife, Second Edition, Eds. Fairbrother, A., Locke, L.N. and G.L. Hoff, Iowa State University Press, Ames, Iowa, USA. 3 44. Stroud, R.K. 1998. Wildlife Forensics and the Veterinary Practitioner. In: Forensic Veterinary Medicine: Seminars In Avian and Exotic Pet Medicine Ed: Fudge, A.M. Vol. 7 (4) pp 182-192. 45. Stroud, R.K., Ralston, R.M. and Kirms, M., 1999. Investigating Wildlife Poisoning Cases in the United States: Eight years of experience (abstract). In: Proceedings of the 15th Triennial Meeting of the International Association of Forensic Sciences, August 22-28, Los Angeles, CA p 277. 46. Stroud, R.K., 1999. Wildlife Forensics for the Pathologist, Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Nov. 14-19, Chicago, IL pp 192-195. 47. Stroud, R.K., 2001. Wildlife Forensic Techniques at the USFWS Laboratory. In: Proceedings of the Tufts Animal Expo, October 10-13, Boston, MA. 48. Stroud, R.K., 2003. Investigating Wildlife Poisoning Cases. In: Wildlife Forensics Field Manual, 3rd edition. William J. Adrian and Danny Walker (editors): Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers. 49. Stroud, R.K., 2003. Examining Big Game Carcasses for Gunshot and Arrow Wounds. In: Wildlife Forensics Field Manual, 3rd edition. William J. Adrian and Danny Walker (editors): Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers. 50. Stroud, R.K., 2003. Forensic Veterinary Pathology (video taped lecture 2 hr.), Veterinary Pathology Education Training Series, Distributed by C.L. Davis Foundation for Veterinary Pathology, Gurnee, IL. 51. Stroud, R.K. 2005. Wildlife Forensics, the Role of the Veterinary Pathologist. In: Proceedings of the 11th Annual UC Davis Wildlife Symposium, January 29, 2005. 52. Stroud, R.K. and F. Kuncir, 2006. Investigating Wildlife Poisoning Cases, International Game Warden Magazine, p. 8-13. Winter, 2006. 53. Stroud, R. K., 2007. Arrow Verses Gunshot - Tips For Field Investigators, International Game Warden Magazine, p. 20-23. Spring, 2007. 54. Stroud, R. K., 2008. Handling Biological Evidence from Wildlife Crime Scenes. International Game Warden Magazine. p. 20-27. Winter, 2008. 55. Stroud, R.K. and W. Grainger Hunt, 2009. Gunshot Wounds: A Source of Lead in the Environment, p. 119-125, Watson, R. T., M. Fuller, M. Pokras, and 4 W.G. Hunt (Eds). Ingestion of Lead from Spent Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans, Peregrine Fund, Boise, ID, USA. 56. Stroud, R.K., 2010, Lead Ammunition: A Law Enforcement Perspective. International Game Warden Magazine. Winter 2010. PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND TRAINING PRESENTATIONS (Forensic related only) 32. “Investigating Wildlife Poisoning”. March 3 and 10, 1993. USFWS Law Enforcement Annual Training Seminar, Marana, AZ 33. “Examining Wolf Predation from A Forensic Perspective”, April 1995. Rocky Mountain Wolf Meeting, Boise, ID 34. “Forensic Necropsy Examination Techniques”, August 28, 1995. USFWSAnimal Damage Control Annual Training Seminar, Big Timber, MT 35. “Wildlife Forensics Investigations”. November 1996, American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians Annual Meeting, Little Rock, AR 36. “Wolf Mortality: Did Red Riding Hood Kill Mr. Wolf”. NW Wildlife Conference, Newport, OR February 15, 1996 37. “Wildlife Forensic Pathology”, Federal and State Wildlife Officers Training, October 30, 1996, Redwood National Park, Crescent City, CA 38.“Pesticide Poisoning and Other Causes of Death in Eagles”. February 16, 1997, National Bald Eagle Conference, Klamath Falls, OR 39. “Investigating Wildlife Poisoning”. March 12 and 17, 1997. USFWS Law Enforcement Officers Training, Marina, AZ 40. “Wolf Mortality in the Rockies,” April 9, 1997, Rocky Mountain Wolf Meeting, Prey, MT 41. “Fundamentals of Wildlife Forensics, A Short Course”. August 17, 1997. Wildlife Disease Association, St Petersburg, FL 42. “Forensic Pathology”. International Wildlife Forensics Training Workshop, December 1-4, 1997, Seminario Norteamericano sobre Aspectos Forensics de la Vida Silvestre Mexico City, Mexico 5 43. “Let the Victim Speak: Wildlife Forensics for the Veterinarian”. January 24, 1998. Wildlife Medicine Symposium, University of California School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA 44. “Wildlife Forensics”. July 14, 1998. International Conference of Brand Investigators, Sacramento, CA 45. “Wildlife Poisoning In the United States: A Law Enforcement Perspective”. August 13, 1998. Wildlife Disease Association Annual Meeting, Madison, WI 46. “Forensic Evaluations of Wolf Carcasses: Is Ms Red Riding Hood Guilty?” August 13, 1998. Wildlife Disease Association Annual Meeting, Madison, WI 47. “Forensic Pathology: Gunshot and Trauma”. September 11, 1998, National Marine Fisheries Service Forensic Training Workshop, Sausalito, CA 48. “Techniques for Forensic Wildlife Examinations”, October 15, 1998. NOAA - NMFS Laboratory Presentation and Workshop, Charleston, SC 50. “Investigating Wildlife Poisoning Cases in the United States: Eight Years of Experience”. August 25, 1999. International Association of Forensic Scientists 15th Triennial Meeting, Los Angeles, CA 51. “Principles and Practice of the Forensic Examination of Wildlife”. September 13, 1999. Annual Symposium of the European Division of the CL Davis Foundation for the Advancement of Veterinary Pathology, Nantes, France 52. “Wildlife Forensics for the Pathologist”, November 19, 1999. Fiftieth Annual Meeting of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists, Chicago, IL. 53. “Forensic Pathology Training Seminar”. January 19, 2000. California Oil Response Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 54. “Forensics Update: Wolf Mortality”, April 15, 2000. 12th Annual North American Interagency Wolf Conference 2000, Prey, MT 55. “Radiographs - An Essential Tool for Forensic Investigations Involving Wildlife Mortality Investigations”. June 4, 2000, Wildlife Disease Association. Jackson Hole, WY 56. “Wildlife Forensics”, April 6, 2001 Cincinnati Zoological Society Seminar Series, Cincinnati, OH 6 57. “Wildlife Forensics Techniques at the USFWS Laboratory,” October 12, 2001 Tufts Animal Expo 2001, Boston, MA 58. “Patterns of Illegal Wildlife Poisoning in the United States: A review of Cases Submitted to the National Wildlife Forensic Laboratory (1990 - 2001)”, July 29, 2002, Wildlife Disease Association Annual Meeting, Arcata, CA 59. “Forensic Pathology for the Veterinary Pathologist” (4 hour seminar), May 9, 2003 West Coast Meeting of the CL Davis Foundation for Veterinary Pathology, Ascillimar Conference Center, Pacific Grove, CA. 60. “Wildlife Law Enforcement in the United States” (Keynote Speaker) November 6, 2003. African Section of the Wildlife Disease Association Annual Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa. 61. “Forensic Pathology for the Wildlife Investigator” (4 hour seminar) November 7, 2003. African Section of the Wildlife Disease Association Annual Meeting, Pretoria, South Africa. 62. “Patterns of Illegal Wildlife Poisoning in the United States - 1990 to 2004. October 29, 2004, Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, Ashland, OR 63. “Forensic Pathology for the Wildlife Investigator” (4 hour seminar), October 26, 2004, Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, Ashland, OR 64. “Radiographs in Forensic Wildlife Cases” (Poster Session) October 26, 2004, Northwest Association of Forensic Scientists, Ashland, OR 65. “Forensic Pathology for the Veterinary Diagnostician” 3 hr teaching seminar for pathologists and pathology interns, January 28, 2005, Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 66. “Wildlife Forensics, the Role of the Veterinary Pathologist”, January 29, 2005. 11th Annual UC Davis Wildlife Symposium, Davis, CA 67. “Forensic Pathology for the Veterinary Diagnostician”, May 3, 2005. North Central Chapter, American Association of Laboratory Diagnosticians, Fargo, ND 68. “Forensic Pathology for the Wildlife Investigator: Handling Biological Evidence from a Crime Scene”, May 30-31, 2007. Association of Midwest Fish and Game Law Enforcement Officers, Lubrecht Experimental Forest Conference Center, Missoula, MT 7 69. “Let the Victim Speak: Considerations in Collecting Biological Evidence at a Wildlife Crime Scene”, July 21, 2007. North American Wildlife Enforcement Officers Association, St. Paul, MN 70. “Wildlife Forensic Pathology” August 17, 2007. Wildlife Disease Association Annual Meeting (3 hr workshop), Estes Park, CO 71. “Forensic Pathology for the Wildlife Pathologist” April 9, 2008. CL Davis Foundation 2nd Annual Wildlife Symposium (3 hr lecture), Madison, WI 72. “Wildlife Forensics for the Veterinary Practitioner “ (3 hr. lecture) April 11, 2008. Univ. of Florida/ASPCA, 1st Annual Veterinary Forensics Symposium, Orlando, FL 73. “Investigating Wildlife Poisoning Cases” April 15, 2008. Association of Midwest Fish and Game Enforcement Officers Training Workshop, Lubrecht Experimental Forest Conference Center, Missoula, MT 74. “Handling Biological Evidence at a Wildlife Crime Scene” (2 hr lecture), April 15, 2008, Wildlife Officers Training Workshop, Lubrecht Experimental Forest Conference Center, Missoula, MT 75.”Gunshot Wounds: A Source of Lead in the Environment”, May 13, 2008. International Conference on Ingestion of Spent Lead Ammunition: Implications for Wildlife and Humans. Boise State University, Boise, ID 76. “Biological Evidence Handling” (2 hr lecture) May 5, 2009. 3rd Annual Association of Midwest Fish and Game Enforcement Officers Training Workshop, Lubrecht Experimental Forest Conference Center, Missoula, MT 77. “Necropsy Techniques for Wildlife Field Investigators” (2 hr lecture demonstration) May 6, 2009. 3rd Annual Association of Midwest Fish and Game Enforcement Officers Training Workshop, Lubrecht Experimental Forest Conference Center, Missoula, MT 78. “Forensic Considerations for Examination of Stranded Marine Mammals” NW Marine Mammal Stranding Network Annual Meeting, February 11, 2010. Seward, AK 79. “Assessing Gunshot Wounds” NW Marine Mammal Stranding Network Annual Meeting, February 12, 2010, Seward, AK 8