Below is a statement from the Curators of Amphibians and Reptiles at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Please see the attached documents for more details:
“Rumors are circulating among the community regarding a recent announcement that the new White House budget does not include funding for curating the terrestrial vertebrate collections at NMNH. The curators of Amphibians + Reptiles at the NMNH have put together a brief explanation of how these proposed cuts would impact the herpetological community.”