[NHCOLL-L:5400] mold on taxidermy specimens

[Bob Glotzhober]

I just found out from one of our sites that they have found mold on
several taxidermy specimens. Some of it is apparently on the fur, and
some is actually on the nose of a raccoon. [No. this is not white-nosed
syndrome on a raccoon.] Can someone recommend methods for cleaning these
specimens? If I bring them back to Columbus I can run them through a
freeze-drier - but I'm not sure if that kills mold spores.

 

Bob Glotzhober

 

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