Animal History Meets Natural History | Curatorial Internship with Portland State’s Museum of Natural History

Animal History Meets Natural History | Curatorial Internship with Portland State’s Museum of Natural History

By Taylor Bailey :: In the epilogue of his spectacular history of American wildlife film Reel Nature, environmental historian Gregg Mitman observes: “We no longer work with animals, we predominately watch them.” Whether the act of watching animals be on film or television, at zoos or aquariums, or on the internet, Mitman’s astute conclusion makesContinue Reading Animal History Meets Natural History | Curatorial Internship with Portland State’s Museum of Natural History

Returning the California Condor to the Pacific Northwest

Returning the California Condor to the Pacific Northwest

By Taylor Bailey :: On March 11, 1967, the California condor was placed on the Endangered Species List. The largest flying land bird in the North America was determined to be “threatened with extinction” in the first report of its kind compiled in accordance with the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. At the time,Continue Reading Returning the California Condor to the Pacific Northwest