Natural History Museum Adopt a Species
Make a difference now!
Humans are natural collectors. Throughout time we have collected things to try to make sense of the world around us. Animals that intrigue us, items we don’t understand, objects that we perceive to be beautiful, quirky, dangerous, and different. The UNE Natural History Museum is a library of life; a place of activity, interaction and discovery. It serves as a reminder that there is no surrogate for real things. The most sophisticated computer graphics cannot replace the sense of wonder that comes with viewing the still remains of real animals, in all their extraordinary variety.
Your donation creates a meaningful and lifelong impact!
Background
Behind the scenes of UNE’s Natural History Museum, suspended in time, is an ecological treasure trove – of owls and koalas, wallabies and quolls awaiting their moment in the spotlight. For just a few thousand dollars, or more, you can Adopt a Species to help expand one of the finest collections of its kind in regional Australia.
Maintaining and developing a Natural History Museum like UNE's takes time and considerable money. Taxidermy is an expensive artform. The preparation of Connie the cassowary, for instance, cost about $10,000, and UNE has hundreds of comparable specimens in cold storage.
Now, through our new Adopt a Species program, you can help us achieve just that, by funding the conservation and preparation of frozen specimens to add to our permanent collection.
Why not consider Adopting a Species today to enhance our Natural History Museum and do your bit for species conservation and public education?
- For just $1,000 you can fund the preparation of a wompoo pigeon, southern boobook owl or masked booby.
- For just $2,200 you can fund the preparation of a pair of endangered Lord Howe Island woodhens.
- For just $3,500 you can fund the preparation of an endangered koala and joey, or a family of spotted-tailed quolls.
- For just $4,500 you can fund the preparation of one of New England’s larger wallabies, such as the red-necked wallaby or red-legged pademelon.
- For just $6,000 you can fund the preparation of Connie the cassowary’s complete skeleton to form part of a display of Gondwanan flightless birds.
- For just $7,000 you can fund the preparation of a large eastern grey kangaroo.
- For $25,000 you can fund the preparation of an entire display of New England’s iconic macropods, including pademelons, wallabies and kangaroos.
