Fifth Reflection - Kristina Guardino

Today I learned a lot of new things about the process of specimen prep from both Moe and Jack. One of these facts is that each and every single skull must go through the cataloging  process. Every single one has to have a number on it and every number is different for every new skull added to the collection. I find this very interesting because there are tons of skulls and bones in the Academy, so I wonder how high that number has gotten up to since the catalog began. I also learned about the permits that are involved with the prep process. There are tons of permits and regulations that scientists have to follow in order to collect specimen. For example, they are not allowed to collect certain species that are endangered or have a strict restriction on. Birds and marine animals seemed to be more protected than land mammals. Regular citizens are not allowed to pick up and collect animals at all, unless there are the common ones such as raccoons and possums. Birds, however, are strictly guarded from citizen collection, especially if there are an endangered species. Only scientists with the correct permits are allowed to collect these animals.