[Nhcoll-l] DNA Samples

[Lena Hernandez]

I would also be interested in this.

Lena

Lena Hernandez
Collections Manager & Registrar

Museum of Science & History
1025 Museum Circle
Jacksonville, FL 32207
(904)396-6674 x212
lhernandez at themosh.org<mailto:lhernandez at themosh.org>

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From: nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Morton
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2016 12:22 PM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] DNA Samples

Dear List Members,

We have a very large taxidermy collection.  A huge portion of the collection is made up of should mounts that rarely make an appearance in the exhibit galleries.  Most of the specimens were donated to the museum in the 1960's and 1970's by local big game hunters.  The museum is exploring its options to deaccession this part of our collection but we are also interesting in knowing if taxidermy mounts are viable specimens for DNA sampling.  If so, what is the best way to approach this?  A lock of fur?  A skin sample? Etc.  There are significant African and Asian animals represented in the collection and if they can provide any useful data for future use, we would like to do all that we can to preserve the data without storing a few hundred shoulder mounts.

Any advice on the matter will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
KAREN MORTON
Collections Manager
Perot Museum of Nature and Science
P 214.756.5722 | karen.morton at perotmuseum.org<mailto:karen.morton at perotmuseum.org>

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