<div dir="ltr">Hi Holly, <div><br><div>There are actually a lot of resources out there on caring for historic taxidermy and understanding taxidermy as a whole. I would recommend checking out the Connecting to Collections series put out by the AIC. They have done quite a few webinars on caring for taxidermy, and specifically dealing with arsenic in collections. </div></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://connectingtocollections.org/webinar-archives/">https://connectingtocollections.org/webinar-archives/</a></div><div><br></div><div>I've learned so much from these webinars! </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM Holly Brown <<a href="mailto:holly.brown@student.unimelb.edu.au">holly.brown@student.unimelb.edu.au</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg241498612414865068">




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I am an emerging conservator based in Australia and was guided to Nhcoll for advice by my lecturer at the University of Melbourne. </div>
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I am working part time as a Museum Officer for a collection that has some taxidermy bird specimens. </div>
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There has been no conservation action on these taxidermy birds (hawk and eagle specimens), and I would appreciate advice on best practice conservation care and preventative conservation measures I could try. </div>
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I am currently planning on testing the birds for arsenic using a basic arsenic test kit I have seen online to ensure they are safe to handle and display.  Other than that, I would be open to any other suggestions on how best to care for these objects. </div>
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Thank you so much in advance! </div>
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