[Taxacom] Natural History Collections Under Fire

[S.L. Gardner]

People!

We cannot stand by while people throw away the record of life on earth. 
Write a letter to *pani at ulm.edu* and point out his stupidity and 
indicate that his decision will DECREASE the long-term funding of his 
university.

Students want to learn natural history, they hunger for knowledge of the 
animals and plants on our earth. This is the only place we have -earth- 
it is more than a sporting venue. Someone like Pani does not have a clue 
about our earth. Tell him.


Scott Gardner




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University Threatens Destruction of Millions of Specimens if Museum of 
Natural History Collection Not Relocated [Updated] 
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According to a Facebook post from the University of Louisiana at Monroe 
Museum of Natural History, administrators have demanded that 6.5 million 
plant and fish specimens must find a new home on campus within 48 hours 
or they will be have to be donated or destroyed. Apparently, space is 
needed for the track team.


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Scott Lyell Gardner, Ph.D.
AAAS FELLOW
Curator and Professor
Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology
W-529 Nebraska Hall
University of Nebraska State Museum and
School of Biological Sciences
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0514

e-mail:   slg at unl.edu
Web:      http://hwml.unl.edu
ASP Page: http://asp.unl.edu
SKYPE:    nemataslg
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Phone:    402-472-3334
Fax:      402-472-8949
Cell:     402-540-9310



"If we don't work to describe and preserve biodiversity now,
our descendants will be very upset."  -slg

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