I'VE ALWAYS HAD AN INTEREST IN NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS AND THE EFFORTS OF PEOPLE THROUGH THE CENTURIES TO PRESERVE ELEMENTS OF NATURE EITHER AS OBJECTS OF CURIOSITY OR SCIENTIFIC STUDY. MANY OF THE MUSEUMS FOUND IN THE THIRD WORLD DON'T HAVE THE EXPERTISE OR FUNDING AVAILABLE TO WESTERN INSTITUTIONS BUT THEY OFTEN EXHIBIT RARITIES OR ONE OF A KIND SPECIMENS ORIGINATING LOCALLY.