[Nhcoll-l] Galapagos tortoises & radionuclides

[James and Judy Bryant]

Greetings Cyler.

The Honolulu Zoo has at least 2 live tortoises that I understand were dropped off in Hawaii in the 1920s (see attached). Also, the LA County MNH should have a mounted tortoise skeleton from the early 20th Century. The one I'm thinking of lived for a time on a ranch in Riverside CA.

Cool project! Be sure to send press materials to the SF New Mexican and the ABQ Journal.

James Bryant
Santa Fe NM



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Hey Cyler,
We have mammal specimens from the Galapagos, Nevada Test site and Savanna River, all are available via Arctos. Hope you are doing well up at LANL, Jon

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Hi everyone,



I hope this email finds you well. I am not a list member, but a colleague suggested that this list might be able to help answer a couple of questions…



Currently, my colleagues and I are trying to track down specimens of Galapagos tortoise. We’re familiar with the tortoises listed through Arctos and VertNet, and of course the main institutions with large collections (Smithsonian, Cal Academy, AMNH, Field Museum, etc.). However, we suspect there are more tortoises out there…if possible, would you mind reaching out if you do have Galapagos tortoise collections?



Also, as part of a project tracing the legacy of anthropogenic radionuclides (see here: http://news.unm.edu/news/unm-lanl-to-study-radioactive-elements-in-tortoises), we are also searching for collections of organisms curated from sites with potential radionuclide releases into the environment. So, animals collected from the Marshall Islands, or the Nevada Test Site, Hanford (WA), Oak Ridge (TN) or Savannah River (SC). Does anyone happen to have collections from those sites/locations? We are interesting in everything from turtles/tortoises, to fish, bees, and even mollusks.



Thanks so much!

Cyler



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