humans have altered the environment more so than any other species that has lived
so than any other species that has lived
so than any other species that has lived on the planet and we see animals in our
on the planet and we see animals in our
on the planet and we see animals in our environment that are having to adapt to
environment that are having to adapt to
environment that are having to adapt to the world that we have essentially
the world that we have essentially
the world that we have essentially fabricated for them and that includes
fabricated for them and that includes
fabricated for them and that includes them dying as a result of interacting
them dying as a result of interacting
them dying as a result of interacting with humans in that urban environment
with humans in that urban environment
with humans in that urban environment the salvage animal program is a program
the salvage animal program is a program
the salvage animal program is a program where we ask people to bring in animals
where we ask people to bring in animals
where we ask people to bring in animals that they might find dead in their
that they might find dead in their
that they might find dead in their backyards on the roads that they’re
backyards on the roads that they’re
backyards on the roads that they’re traveling and to bring those specimens
traveling and to bring those specimens
traveling and to bring those specimens in to us for research purposes right now
in to us for research purposes right now
in to us for research purposes right now in our walk-in freezer I want to say we
in our walk-in freezer I want to say we
in our walk-in freezer I want to say we have approximately 6,000 animals Oh
holy moly this animal is a Bullock’s
holy moly this animal is a Bullock’s Oriole and it’s in its breeding plumage
Oriole and it’s in its breeding plumage
Oriole and it’s in its breeding plumage absolutely gorgeous and going to become
absolutely gorgeous and going to become
absolutely gorgeous and going to become a really nifty scientific specimen in
a really nifty scientific specimen in
a really nifty scientific specimen in lay terms many people think of it as an
lay terms many people think of it as an
lay terms many people think of it as an autopsy but we’re not trying to
autopsy but we’re not trying to
autopsy but we’re not trying to determine the cause of death we are
determine the cause of death we are
determine the cause of death we are simply trying to preserve that specimen
simply trying to preserve that specimen
simply trying to preserve that specimen for scientific research this is a
for scientific research this is a
for scientific research this is a Western king bird he has a broken wing
Western king bird he has a broken wing
Western king bird he has a broken wing either he was hit by a car or hit a
either he was hit by a car or hit a
either he was hit by a car or hit a window we take heart samples we take
window we take heart samples we take
window we take heart samples we take kidney we take liver and we also take
kidney we take liver and we also take
kidney we take liver and we also take muscle we try to save gut contents
muscle we try to save gut contents
muscle we try to save gut contents okay so there’s the inside of the
okay so there’s the inside of the
okay so there’s the inside of the stomach
stomach
stomach see looks like it’s Michelle of a beetle
see looks like it’s Michelle of a beetle
see looks like it’s Michelle of a beetle we try to get as much flesh as you can
we try to get as much flesh as you can
we try to get as much flesh as you can off of a skeleton but then they go into
off of a skeleton but then they go into
off of a skeleton but then they go into our domestic colonies and our domestic
our domestic colonies and our domestic
our domestic colonies and our domestic colony is a colony of flesh-eating
colony is a colony of flesh-eating
colony is a colony of flesh-eating beetles they do the dirty work for us if
beetles they do the dirty work for us if
beetles they do the dirty work for us if they are hungry you can put a small bird
they are hungry you can put a small bird
they are hungry you can put a small bird skeleton in there and in two to three
skeleton in there and in two to three
skeleton in there and in two to three days it’ll be completely clean the most
days it’ll be completely clean the most
days it’ll be completely clean the most common animals that we receive are
common animals that we receive are
common animals that we receive are things that you would see in your
things that you would see in your
things that you would see in your backyard squirrel we get a lot of
backyard squirrel we get a lot of
backyard squirrel we get a lot of squirrels we get many American Robins we
squirrels we get many American Robins we
squirrels we get many American Robins we get a lot of northern flickers we’ve
get a lot of northern flickers we’ve
get a lot of northern flickers we’ve recently received a parakeet so that
recently received a parakeet so that
recently received a parakeet so that obviously escaped from someone’s house
obviously escaped from someone’s house
obviously escaped from someone’s house that’s a baby chipmunk Wow our
that’s a baby chipmunk Wow our
that’s a baby chipmunk Wow our collection exists in the digital world
collection exists in the digital world
collection exists in the digital world as an online database that’s searchable
as an online database that’s searchable
as an online database that’s searchable by anyone anywhere on the planet and it
by anyone anywhere on the planet and it
by anyone anywhere on the planet and it contains as much information about our
contains as much information about our
contains as much information about our specimens as we can possibly have on
specimens as we can possibly have on
specimens as we can possibly have on there we are essentially mapping
there we are essentially mapping
there we are essentially mapping historical change in organisms
historical change in organisms
historical change in organisms responding to us living in an area we
responding to us living in an area we
responding to us living in an area we can examine exactly how healthy these
can examine exactly how healthy these
can examine exactly how healthy these populations are what’s happening to them
populations are what’s happening to them
populations are what’s happening to them in response to things that we are doing
in response to things that we are doing
in response to things that we are doing it doesn’t only matter for tracking
it doesn’t only matter for tracking
it doesn’t only matter for tracking evolutionary change in these particular
evolutionary change in these particular
evolutionary change in these particular animals it also impacts us because we
animals it also impacts us because we
animals it also impacts us because we live with these animals in these urban
live with these animals in these urban
live with these animals in these urban environments
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