Wildlife Specimens Restored at Lettuce Lake Park

Photos and text by Terri Simons, Lettuce Lake Volunteer Coordinator

Allison Doty from MorgueMade Taxidermy, Inverness, completed the restoration work onsite at Lettuce Lake Park.  Visitors often observed the process.

All the specimens are examples of wildlife from Lettuce Lake Park. 


Allison cleaned and restored 18 mounted specimens.




One specimen was this Pileated Woodpecker.


An Osprey was among the collection.




The work included birds, a squirrel, fish alligator and preserved wasp nest.


The specimens were previously held in a small enclosures, and the alligator was on a high shelf. The displays were redesigned and redistributed among three display cases for better viewing.



The specimens were 30+ years old and in good shape for their age.
 

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