Watson Perrygo - Specimen lists, Haiti, 1929

How do you measure the wider impact of hurricanes and earthquakes in Haiti, where natural catastrophes occur regularly? It's a question that the Smithsonian has been a part of trying to answer for the past several decades--whether it's helping recover cultural heritage materials after Haiti's most recent earthquake or documenting native wildlife in the 1920s, like Watson Perrygo. Perrygo, a field collector and exhibit specialist for what is now the National Museum of Natural History, traveled through the bays, coasts, and islands of Haiti, learning about the unique fish populations native to the region. Help us in the important task of documenting wildlife in the changing Haitian climate. Transcribe Perrygo's specimen lists from his 1929 expedition to Haiti and make his findings accessible for scientists in their ongoing research into how Haiti's wildlife has changed over time.