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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Hi Greg,</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">I have not done this personally - however, there was an elephant skeleton at Science Museum of Minnesota that was prepared by burying it in a big pit. It apparently took over a year, but the specimen came out fine -
much better than a bison that was done some years later through the boil - bleach method. Rebecca Newberry could possibly get more detail. She has contact with the curator emeritus who was involved.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Good luck</p>
<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">Gretchen<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Revelez, Marcia (CDC/DDPHSS/CSELS/DLS) <mte8@cdc.gov><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 10, 2019 3:09:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Thomas Labedz; Watkins-Colwell, Gregory; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] compost</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hey Greg,</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’ve helped prepped and bury a rhino. I know it’s not compost, but it came out fine. A little stained from the dirt, but a good bath soak took care of all of that. We removed the skull, limbs and tail (anything
with small bones) and buried everything else. Just be sure to remember where you buried it – it took ours about a year ;)</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Marcy</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces@mailman.yale.edu> <b>
On Behalf Of </b>Thomas Labedz<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 10, 2019 2:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Watkins-Colwell, Gregory <gregory.watkins-colwell@yale.edu>; nhcoll-l@mailman.yale.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Nhcoll-l] compost</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I’ve done some skeletal prep with my lawn waste compost pile at home. Turned out very nice, grease free; but took about a year. Any exposed bone will be subject to gnawing by rodents or scavenging by larger
mammalian pests. I suggest some sort of galvanized metal hail screen, perhaps on a framework of some sort, that will prevent damage. Squirrels, raccoons, etc. would chew right through a tarp and small rodents would go under it.</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thomas Labedz, Collections Manager</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">University of Nebraska State Museum</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A. </span>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Nhcoll-l] compost</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Just a quick question to all those who have composted larger specimens for skeletal prep.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I’m wondering if anybody covers the compost pile with something like a tarp or maybe landscape fabric? What are the pros and cons of doing that?</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Division of Vertebrate Zoology</span></p>
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