Trump budget proposal to eliminate curation of bird and mammal collections at the Smithsonian

Essentially all research on organisms requires accurate identification and classification, which in turn relies on museum collections. These are at the heart of virtually all organismal biology, from basic questions about life history to endangered species conservation.

The Trump budget proposal "eliminates active curation of mammal and bird collections housed at the Smithsonian Institution and the research associated with the collection." Full Document.

This is a major blow to scientific research in the United States.