Curation and Facilities Improvement of the Collection of Large Mammals at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History

洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆举办 第二大海洋哺乳动物标本收藏在 美国最大的收藏品之一， 有蹄类动物（有蹄哺乳动物）。 这些收藏品以 在过去的二十年里， 一个场外设施 这些标本具有很高的科学价值 价值;但是，以前的资金限制和有限的人员配置 使他们无法得到适当的记录，准备， 存储. 海洋哺乳动物标本的研究收藏， 科学上的重要性，因为我们对它知之甚少。 这些动物的一般生物学。 大多数海军 哺乳动物标本是从死亡的搁浅的 动物，但收集也包括动物杀死 意外地在捕鱼作业，并被原住民狩猎 人民. 这些标本有助于我们了解 分布，自然历史，解剖学和进化 各种标本。 从这些标本中收集的数据也是 他回答了许多关于直接和 人类对这些水生哺乳动物的间接影响。 该项目将提供更多的工作人员，继续 整理以前收集的积压标本的过程 所以它们被正确地清理，记录和交叉引用 相关数据，并存储样本和数据， 很容易用于科学研究。 该项目还 提供了额外的设备，以充分存储和移动大型， 脆弱的标本

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County holds the second largest collection of marine mammal specimens in the United States as well as one of the largest collections of ungulates (hoofed mammals). These collections have grown at an exponential rate over the past two decades and are now housed at an off-site facility. The specimens are of great scientific value; however, previous funding constraints and limited staffing have prevented them from being properly documented, prepared, and stored. The research collection of marine mammal specimens is of particular scientific importance because so little is known about the general biology of these animals. The majority of marine mammal specimens have beeen collected from dead, stranded animals, but the collection also includes animals killed accidentally in fishing operations, and hunted by aboriginal peoples. These specimens contribute to our knowledge of the distribution, natural history, anatomy, and evolution of the various specimens. Data gathered from these specimens also are used to answer many of the questions regarding the direct and indirect impact of man upon these aquatic mammals. This project will provide additional staff to continue the process of curating the backlog of previously collected specimens so they are properly cleaned, documenting and cross referencing the associated data, and storing both specimens and data so they are readily available for scientific study. The project also provides additional equipment to adequately store and move large, fragile specimens.