Desc: The ornithological collections of the NHM in Tring are amongst the largest in the world and the most comprehensive. There are in the order of 700,000 bird skins representing 95% of known species still in existence. The collection includes many extinct and endangered species and a wealth of historic material including specimens collected by Darwin, Audubon and others. Collection material is consulted by researchers throughout the world, who either visit Tring or request loans.
Calbug
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Title: BUG COLLECTIONS
Sub: Calbug
Desc: Calbug is a collaboration between 8 entomological collections in California to digitize specimens and thus allow assessment of how their distributions have been modified through environmental change. It makes use of a long history of entomological collecting in the state to develop a database of approx. 1 million georeferenced specimens collected at focal localities over the last century.
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NHM Birds
Calbug