What Happens When Taxidermy Fails
Adam Savage swings by the National Park Service Museum Conservation Lab to geek out over taxidermy with organic objects conservator Fran Ritchie. What starts as a quick five-minute chat about restoring mammal mounts from the William Floyd Estate on Fire Island turns into a nearly 34-minute deep dive on the trials, triumphs, and quirky techniques behind preserving fur, feathers, and bones—especially as the lab’s lease hangs by a one-year thread.
You can keep the conservation convo going by visiting a national park, telling your reps you care about the NPS, or chipping in via the National Park Conservation Association. And if you’re itching for more hands-on preservation hijinks, Tested and Adam Savage have plenty of videos, merch, and social feeds to explore.
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