Taxidermy Experience

Meadowside Nature Center & Eagle Creek Park, Ornithology Center

Learning how to match the damage to the object to the pest that created it in Preventative Conservation

Learning how to identify pest infestation in the Preventative Conservation Class

Example of damage done by webbing clothes moths at Meadowside Nature Center to their taxidermy

Learning how to match the damage to the object to the pest that created it in Preventative Conservation

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Meadowside Nature Center

I was brought in as a consultant for issues with their taxidermy collections. After speaking with staff I discovered that they had never cleaned their taxidermy and had no IPM.

During my visit I:

Identified a major pest infestation
Cleaned Taxidermy
Taught staff about and how to implement integrated pest management
Consulted on other collections issues

Supervisor

Kristina Motely, Seasonal Park Naturalist

kristina.motley@montgomeryparks.org

301-258-4037

May be contacted for reference

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Eagle Creek Park, Ornithology Center

A major component to all of our classes at IUPUI is giving back to the community in someway. As part of our coursework for Preventative Conservation class, we went over to Eagle Creek Park, Ornithology Center to clean their taxidermy. We spent the afternoon in their galleries ensuring that:

The specimens were cleaned
There was no sign of infestation

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