Collection
The collection is focused on species of the Great Lakes region, but also contains representatives of animals from throughout North America, Central America, South America, and Eurasia. Besides a variety of local fossils and archeological material, the collection houses more than:
- 11,000 sets of bird eggs
- 2200 bird specimens (mostly study skins and some skeletons)
- 1300 mammal specimens (mostly study skins and some skeletons)
- 800 reptiles and amphibians (fluid preserved)
- 12,000 non-vertebrates (including significant representation of area mollusks, insects, and spiders)
Here you can learn about some of our most noteworty specimens.