Wild Collections

“Wild is an engaging writer, and her book is packed with tidbits that leave you wanting more. But this book is about more than just long-dead objects in museum drawers; it’s about the people using these specimens to advance our understanding of the natural world, too. Readers will learn how species get their scientific name, why digitizing museum collections matters, and how they can aid conservation. If you love natural history museums, this is the book for you.” – Justine E. Hausheer * Cool Green Science *
”[T]he breadth of coverage of the book is laudable, as is the easy going and engaging way in which the author stitches together stories of collections, the people who work in them and the significance of the science.” – Simon Grove * The Tasmanian Naturalist, Vol 147 *
“An engaging and highly recommended read.” – Peter Fullagar * Canberra Bird Notes 50(2) *
“The short book is an easy-to-read introduction to the value of these collections, written as a personal exploration of research facilities peppered with conversations with the scientists themselves… the fleeting mentions of each story and the rapid meandering between them feels reminiscent of exploring a busy collections storeroom, crowded with incredible things to see wherever you look. All in all, Wild Collections offers a quickfire glimpse of the world-changing science taking place in a research-intensive natural history collection.” – Jack Ashby * Archives of Natural History 53(1) *

Andrea Wild is a science communicator who works with the natural history collections at CSIRO. She also writes about natural history for children.

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