[Nhcoll-l] [External] Re: sale of deaccessioned deer

Thu Nov 12 12:35:29 EST 2015

I'm inclined to agree with Mary Beth. Conserving and repairing this mount and using it (via exhibits, at the museum and online) to teach about endangered species would be a valuable opportunity to serve the public. The best view to take of historic taxidermy collections is that they are utterly irreplaceable.

James M. Bryant
Curator of Natural History
Museum Depart., City of Riverside
3580 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
TEL: 951-826-5273
FAX: 951-369-4970
jbryant at riversideca.gov 
Work schedule: Tuesday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm

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From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Prondzinski, Mary Beth
Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 6:44 AM
To: Kaleigh Pare
Cc: Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [External] Re: [Nhcoll-l] sale of deaccessioned deer

Actually, I think it is a very nice mount showing the deer eating some imaginary browse.  

From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Kaleigh Pare
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 3:27 PM
To: 'Cody Thompson'
Cc: 'Shana Hawrylchak'; Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] sale of deaccessioned deer

Thank you. 
That is our first approach, but I've had no luck so far. We're just looking into Plan B. 
I originally posted to the Registrar's List Serve but received no responses. I've attached a photo of the mount if anyone here is interested. Here are the details:
Object Name:  Deer Mount
Object Number:  2015.INV.0561
Condition:  Good
Description: 47"(h) x 54"(w) x 8"(d).  Half mount of a Persian Fallow Deer.  Needs to be displayed flat against the wall.
Research: No donation record.  
Reason for Deaccession: poor positioning of taxidermy (tongue sticking out), won't be used for programs or exhibitions
Our museum's biggest audience is families with young children. Our collection, while historic, primarily serves exhibitions and programming at the Museum; research is not a top priority for us at this time.
Thanks again for your collective help!

Kaleigh Paré
Collections Specialist

EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA  01604
kpare at ecotarium.org

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From: Cody Thompson [mailto:cwthomp at umich.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 4:02 PM
To: Kaleigh Pare
Cc: Shana Hawrylchak; Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Link Olson; Cody Thompson
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] sale of deaccessioned deer

Kaleigh:

I agree with Link.  There certainly are many museums with research missions that would accept this as a gift or permanent loan.

Take care,
Cody

Cody W. Thompson, PhD
Mammal Collections Manager
& Assistant Research Scientist
University of Michigan
Museum of Zoology
1109 Geddes Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Office: (734) 615-2810
Fax: (734) 763-4080
Email: cwthomp at umich.edu
Website: codythompson.org

"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land."
-Aldo Leopold

From: <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Link Olson <leolson at alaska.edu>
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 1:47 PM
To: Kaleigh Pare <kpare at ecotarium.org>
Cc: Shana Hawrylchak <shawrylchak at ecotarium.org>, "Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" <Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] sale of deaccessioned deer

Have you offered it to any museums? Deconstructed, the antlers+attached frontals, hooves, patches of hide, etc. would all yield valuable scientific information to current and future researchers, especially if there are associated data. Selling specimens sends a message...

Link Olson

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On Nov 11, 2015, at 1:30 PM, Kaleigh Pare <kpare at ecotarium.org> wrote:
Hello,

My museum's collections committee recently voted to deaccession a Persian Fallow Deer mount (the taxidermy is poor quality). Whenever possible, we try to find homes for our deaccessions at other museums or collecting nonprofits, before we resort to sending pieces to public auction. However, since this particular specimen is endangered, we've been researching what/ if any restrictions we'll face to sending this mount to auction. All we've been able to find are the restrictions to exporting the specimen, but nothing regarding its sale within the U.S. If you know of intra-U.S. sales restrictions on endangered species, could you please point me in the right direction to those laws? 

Many thanks,

Kaleigh Paré
Collections Specialist

EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA  01604
kpare at ecotarium.org

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