[Nhcoll-l] bird salvage programs and HPAI in US

[Samantha Getty]

Hello,

>From the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota here. We are still
allowing and encouraging salvaged birds but have put restrictions on all
waterfowl and shorebirds. We also work with numerous groups who are looking
for HPAI so they give us a heads up when they find it in local critters.

We did take in a fisher that was later confirmed to have had HPAI so we
disposed of it in accordance to our biohazard protocols. The rehab that
gave us the fisher is testing most things that come in with an unknown
cause of death. We are also working to partner with our Universities Vet
Med program to collect swabs from birds collected this year that the Vet
Med program will test for HPAI.

Hope that helps,
Sam Getty

On Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM Kuprewicz, Erin <erin.kuprewicz at uconn.edu>
wrote:

> Hi Vicky,
>
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> I’m at the University of Connecticut and we have put a hiatus on our
> salvage solicitation from community members. We’re probably using an
> overabundance of caution, but I train students to create study skins using
> salvaged birds (and mammals), so we are being especially careful. We have a
> diagnostic lab on campus that will test our 2021-present collected birds
> before we release them to students to prep. Let me know if you want more
> details of have any questions, I’m happy to help!
>
>
>
> Onwards to glory,
>
> Erin
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> Erin K. Kuprewicz, Ph.D. (she/her/Dr.)
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> Curator | Collections Manager | Engagement Specialist
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> Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (CSMNH)
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> Vertebrate Collections Manager
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> Biodiversity Research Collections (BRC)
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> Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
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> University of Connecticut
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> 75 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3043
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> Storrs, CT 06269-3043
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> USA
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> http://www.erinkuprewicz.com
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> *From: *Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Zhuang,
> Mingna <mzhuang at utep.edu>
> *Date: *Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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> *Subject: *[Nhcoll-l] bird salvage programs and HPAI in US
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> HI everyone,
>
> I haven't seen this discussed here, but for those of you that have bird
> salvage programs with your local communities, do you have your programs
> open? Open with precautions?
>
>
>
> We closed ours last year because we didn't want to encourage people to
> touch dead birds out of caution since HPAI transmission was ticking
> upwards. It does seem on the downward trend, but I wanted to get a sense of
> what other collections might be doing. It seems our local rehabilitators
> are using gloves to handle birds as the biggest preventative measure.
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Vicky (Mingna) Zhuang PhD.
> Biodiversity Collections Manager
> UTEP Biodiversity Collections
> B209 Biology Building
> University of Texas at El Paso
> 500 W University Avenue
> El Paso, TX 79968
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-- 
Sam Getty (she/her)

Zoological Museum Curatorial Research Associate
Bell Museum
University of Minnesota
https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/salvage-wildlife/
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