[Nhcoll-l] Bear Cub prep

[Elizabeth Wommack]

Hello everyone,

The UWYMV has 4 young bear cubs (~30-50lbs) we will be prepping, and I'm a bit unsure on the best preservation method to use.
They are too large for our fluid collection, which is what I normally do for developing animals.

Typically for bears we preserve a pelt and partial skeleton. With something this young though, I wasn't sure how the tanning process may go. They are small enough that we could make rounds of them as well, but I've never seen a round of a bear that isn't a taxidermy mount. We have space in our collection to take either type of prep.

Does anyone have any experience working with tanned hides of developing animals? Are there considerations we should make?
Does anyone have any examples of rounds of bear cubs they could share?
And of course, if anyone has any thoughts or ideas they would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Beth Wommack

Elizabeth Wommack, PhD
Curator and Collections Manager of Vertebrates
University of Wyoming Museum of Vertebrates
Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center
University of Wyoming,
Laramie, WY 82071
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