Meetings
The 2011 meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists will be held at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon from 24-29 June.
The following information is addressed to anyone planning to attend the 2011 meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) in Portland, Oregon, who wants to collect mammal specimens for scientific research or who wants to conduct a field trip to collect small mammals prior to or after the meeting. The following is intended to assist people have a more pleasant experience applying for an Oregon Scientific Taking Permit.
Applications for Scientific Taking Permit for the state of Oregon can be downloaded from: http://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/license_permits_apps/docs/STPapplicat ion2010.pdf
The application fee is: $112
Anyone having questions regarding the information requested on the application can contact Carol Turner at 503-947-6303 or carol.d.turner@state.or.us
Carol informed me that after 1 January she begins to receive a heavy load of applications for Scientific Taking Permits. So, she recommends that anyone planning to attend the ASM meeting in 2011 in Oregon, submit their application sometime this autumn to early winter. The application should be submitted no later than 1 January. Carol stated you should contact her for any questions or clarifications needed regarding the application.
For applicants interested in conducting field work as part of a research project, a description of the research for which specimens collected Oregon are required should be included. The description should include a statement(s) justifying the need for the specimens and how they fit within the research. Also, include how the mammals with be prepared (as dry research specimens [skins, skulls, and skeletons] or as alcoholics, tissues collected for genetic analyses, etc.) and in which accredited systematics collection they will be deposited.
For applicants interested in conducting field trips with a group of students, be sure to state the purpose and goals of the field trip and that students will be supervised by a knowledgeable person. The purpose and goals should include the education and training of the students as to the types of mammals that occur in one or more physiologic provinces or ecotypes; how, where, and why the mammals live in certain areas, handling of live mammals, that dead mammals with be prepared as research specimens (skins, skulls, and skeletons) or as alcoholics, if tissues will be collected for genetic analyses, etc., and in which accredited systematics collection they will be deposited.
Hopefully, this information will assist anyone submitting a legitimate application for a Scientific Taking Permit for the state of Oregon have a successful experience.
Leslie Carraway
Nash 104
Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3803 U.S.A.