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2. Taxidermy - Wikipedia

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   Taxidermy. Primate and pachyderm taxidermy at the Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia. Taxidermy is the art of preserving an animal 's body by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the purpose of display or study. Animals are often, but not always, portrayed in a lifelike state.

3. History of taxidermy - Wikipedia

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   History of taxidermy. Taxidermy, or the process of preserving animal skin together with its feathers, fur, or scales, is an art whose existence has been short compared to forms such as painting, sculpture, and music. The word derives from two Greek words: taxis, meaning order, preparation, and arrangement and derma, meaning skin.

4. California Department of Fish and Wildlife - Wikipedia

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   In 1909, the Board of Fish Commissioners changed its name to the Fish and Game Commission. The Division of Fish and Game was established in 1927, set up within the Department of Natural Resources. In 1951, the Reorganization Act elevated the Division of Fish and Game to the Department of Fish and Game (DFG). [1] California Fish and Game also ...

5. This taxidermist believes most people's perceptions of her ...

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   This taxidermist believes most people's perceptions of her job are all wrong – here's why. "I think a lot of people have misconceptions about taxidermists and that they're kind of sick or ...

6. Conservation and restoration of taxidermy - Wikipedia

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   Bison diorama in 2015 after extensive treatments, American Museum of Natural History. The conservation of taxidermy is the ongoing maintenance and preservation of zoological specimens that have been mounted or stuffed for display and study. Taxidermy specimens contain a variety of organic materials, such as fur, bone, feathers, skin, and wood ...

7. List of mammals of California - Wikipedia

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   California Department of Fish and Game (September 2008). "Complete List of Amphibian, Reptile, Bird and Mammal Species in California" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-06 This is the primary source for most species on this list. California Department of Fish and Game. "Mammal Species of Special Concern"

8. Nimbus Fish Hatchery - Wikipedia

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   The Nimbus Fish Hatchery is located in eastern Sacramento County, built on the downstream side of the Nimbus Dam. [1] It is one of the 21 fish hatcheries the California Department of Fish and Wildlife oversees. [2] Chinook salmon and steelhead are raised, and about 4 million Chinook salmon and 430,000 steelheads released each year.

9. Honey Lake - Wikipedia

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   The Honey Lake Wildlife Area (HLWA) is a California Department of Fish and Game protected area wetland of 7667 acres [10] at the mouth of the Susan River on the north shore of Honey Lake which has numerous bird species. Mammals such as deer and pronghorn and a modest amount of warm water fish are taken at Honey Lake. The state issued a special ...