[NHCOLL-L:3408] RE: shipping frozen

[Bentley, Andrew Charles]

Greg

Neither DHL nor UPS have any dead animal regulations and so you are safe with them.  I would think that the only way of ensuring that these specimens remain frozen would be to ship on dry ice in which case you cannot use USPS.  Anyway, I am not sure that even Express mail would get them to you quickly enough to ensure they remain frozen if you do not use dry ice.

Hope that helps

Andy

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Andy Bentley
Ichthyology Collection Manager/Specify Usability Lead
University of Kansas
Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall
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Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu [mailto:owner-nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Gregory Watkins-Colwell
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 7:32 AM
To: nhcoll-l at lists.yale.edu
Subject: [NHCOLL-L:3407] shipping frozen

Okay.  I need to ship frozen lizards domestically within the 
U.S.  They need to be shipped from somewhere else TO the museum. 
These are not tissues, but are whole frozen lizards.  They are not preserved.

FedEx rules are clear and yes, I'd call these "dead animals" and so 
will avoid FedEx.  What are the other options for shipping largish 
frozen things?  Does USPS Express Mail take dead stuff?  What about 
UPS?  I regularly use DHL for preserved material, but sometimes have 
trouble finding them and don't know if there is a DHL location near 
where these things will originate.

Any suggestions?

Greg
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