IZ's own Dave Pawson is featured in a video. In it, he makes empassioned comments about the fate of natural history research and collections at the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum, the National Museum of New Zealand, his just happens to be Dave's country of origin. The Smithsonian comes up several times, once as a possible landing spot for some potentially displaced or neglected collections. It is great that the Smithsonian is considered secure and well thought of, but such specimens are national treasures and important resources that should reside in a home country's "National Museum".
New Zealand Te Papa Museum, from Wiki-commons
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