[Nhcoll-l] sale of deaccessioned deer

Wed Nov 11 16:26:57 EST 2015

Thank you. 

That is our first approach, but I’ve had no luck so far. We’re just looking
into Plan B. 

I originally posted to the Registrar’s List Serve but received no responses.
I’ve attached a photo of the mount if anyone here is interested. Here are
the details:

Object Name:  Deer Mount

Object Number:  2015.INV.0561

Condition:  Good

Description: 47”(h) x 54”(w) x 8”(d).  Half mount of a Persian Fallow Deer.
Needs to be displayed flat against the wall.

Research: No donation record.  

Reason for Deaccession: poor positioning of taxidermy (tongue sticking out),
won’t be used for programs or exhibitions

Our museum’s biggest audience is families with young children. Our
collection, while historic, primarily serves exhibitions and programming at
the Museum; research is not a top priority for us at this time.

Thanks again for your collective help!

Kaleigh Paré

Collections Specialist

EcoTarium

222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA  01604

kpare at ecotarium.org

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From: Cody Thompson [mailto:cwthomp at umich.edu] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 4:02 PM
To: Kaleigh Pare
Cc: Shana Hawrylchak; Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Link Olson; Cody Thompson
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] sale of deaccessioned deer

Kaleigh:

I agree with Link.  There certainly are many museums with research missions
that would accept this as a gift or permanent loan.

Take care,

Cody

Cody W. Thompson, PhD

Mammal Collections Manager

& Assistant Research Scientist

University of Michigan

Museum of Zoology

1109 Geddes Avenue

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

Office: (734) 615-2810

Fax: (734) 763-4080

Email: cwthomp at umich.edu

Website: codythompson.org

"Conservation is a state of harmony between men and land."

-Aldo Leopold

From: <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Link Olson
<leolson at alaska.edu>
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 1:47 PM
To: Kaleigh Pare <kpare at ecotarium.org>
Cc: Shana Hawrylchak <shawrylchak at ecotarium.org>,
"Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" <Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] sale of deaccessioned deer

Have you offered it to any museums? Deconstructed, the antlers+attached
frontals, hooves, patches of hide, etc. would all yield valuable scientific
information to current and future researchers, especially if there are
associated data. Selling specimens sends a message...

Link Olson

Sent from my iPhone

On Nov 11, 2015, at 1:30 PM, Kaleigh Pare <kpare at ecotarium.org> wrote:

Hello,

My museum’s collections committee recently voted to deaccession a Persian
Fallow Deer mount (the taxidermy is poor quality). Whenever possible, we try
to find homes for our deaccessions at other museums or collecting
nonprofits, before we resort to sending pieces to public auction. However,
since this particular specimen is endangered, we’ve been researching what/
if any restrictions we’ll face to sending this mount to auction. All we’ve
been able to find are the restrictions to exporting the specimen, but
nothing regarding its sale within the U.S. If you know of intra-U.S. sales
restrictions on endangered species, could you please point me in the right
direction to those laws? 

Many thanks,

Kaleigh Paré

Collections Specialist

EcoTarium

222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA  01604

kpare at ecotarium.org

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