[Nhcoll-l] Display of "roadkill"

[Mark O'Brien]

Check this blog out -- many of the images are based on road-killed animals.

http://jorieobrien.blogspot.com/

Mark


On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 8:34 AM, Poly, William <WPoly at calacademy.org> wrote:

>  One aspect of such an exhibit could be to reveal that road-killed
> specimens provide valuable distribution information.  Search herpeological
> collections in particular, and you'll find "DOR" [dead on road] specimens
> that have been photographed or preserved.
>
> Bill
>
> *William J. Poly *
>
> *Research Associate*
>
> *Department of Ichthyology*
>
> *California Academy of Sciences*
>
> *55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park*
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> *San Francisco, California 94118*
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> *wpoly at calacademy.org*
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> *http://research.calacademy.org/ichthyology/staff/wpoly*
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> **
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>
> ________________________________________
> From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu]
> On Behalf Of Bob Glotzhober [bglotzhober at ohiohistory.org]
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 6:38 AM
> To: Carolyn Rissanen; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Display of "roadkill"
>
>
> Physically preparing the specimens and doing the exhibit should be easy
> enough. But that is really a secondary question.
>
> The real question, in my mind, is what is the objective of the exhibit?
> Is it merely shock value? Do you believe you can reduce road kill of
> wildlife through the message of this exhibit?
> Shock value can be good -- if it is used as a tool for a more important
> objective. Paul Risk always talked about the "Ain't it Horrible
> Syndrome" -- where  people are repulsed but also attracted to the
> grotesque or repulsive. The news media certainly attracts a lot of
> business this way. But unless there is an underlying and important
> message, this  could be a turn-off for a lot of people. Unless you are
> promoting something like wildlife underpasses/overpasses for freeways to
> reduce roadkill, I cannot imagine that this would have impact on the
> frequency of roadkill. Given most budgets currently, is spending funds
> to prepare roadkill specimens really worth it? I am not saying you
> should or should not do the exhibit, but it would be interesting to see
> what your basic message and objectives are for doing it.
> Bob Glotzhober
>
> Robert C. Glotzhober
> Senior Curator of Natural History
> Ohio Historical Society
> 800 E. 17th Ave.
> Columbus, Ohio 43211-2474
> Ph. 614-298-2054
> e-Mail: bglotzhober at ohiohistory.org
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
> [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Carolyn Rissanen
> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 5:59 PM
> To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Display of "roadkill"
>
> Has anyone ever done a display of road kill? We are looking to prepare a
> few specimens as a "can you identify this?" exhibition, and it seems
> that we can have our taxidermist mount them flat, or collect them
> pre-flattened and freeze dry them.  Any opinions?
>
> Carolyn Rissanen
> Oakland Museum of California
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