Mammals from the Arctic and beyond

This collection contains over 100,000 specimens, mostly from Alaska and adjacent regions of Canada and Russia. There are world-class holdings of northern carnivores, including pinnipeds, and extensive chronological series of carnivores, shrews, and cricetid rodents. Tissues for more than 70,000 specimens are archived in Genomic Resources.





We are in the process of updating our web page.  Please contact the Curator or Collection Manager via e-mail to inquire about visiting the collection.  Please see Policies and Loans for information on requesting a specimen loan. The mammal collection database can be searched here.

Link Olson
Curator of Mammals