[NHCOLL-L:3186] Skeletal preparation of stranded whales

[Monaghan, Nigel]

> Has anybody got experience of recovering skeletal material from large stranded cetaceans to share with a museum in Ireland?
> 
> A sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) has stranded on the coast at County Sligo, Ireland (details at http://www.iwdg.ie/articles.asp?art=1656&cat=15). The locals want to preserve the jaw and possibly the skull as well for their museum. They are looking for advice. We have Irish contacts with expertise in smaller cetaceans but nothing this large. Have you dealt with such a project or can you point me in the direction of advice?
> 
> Mr Nigel T. Monaghan,
> Keeper,
> Natural History Division,
> National Museum of Ireland,
> Merrion Street,
> Dublin 2,
> IRELAND
> 
> +353-1-6486354
> nmonaghan at museum.ie
> www.museum.ie
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