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South African museums' status ‘at risk’

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Biologists at two South African museums are disturbed at government plans to downgrade their institutions from national to provincial status, which they fear could threaten the survival of their collections.

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Cherry, M. South African museums' status ‘at risk’. Nature 387, 837 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/43025

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