© Francois Guegan / WWF-Greater Mekong
A team conducting an environmental DNA (eDNA) study of the Mekong river in search of evidence of giant catfish and other endangered species.
Environmental DNA (eDNA)

WWF utilizes eDNA technology in multiple forms of biodiversity and species monitoring. WWF uses eDNA techniques to study the ecology and biodiversity of a geographic area by determining the species living in a given habitat, via eDNA traces present.