the gophers are climate-controlled. the town isn't.

Alberta's stuffed gopher museum closes as owners seek new burrow

The World Famous Gopher Hole Museum in Torrington, Alberta — a hamlet 120 km north of Calgary — shut its doors last week until further notice. Director Laural Kurta said the two century-old buildings housing the 77 taxidermied Richardson's ground squirrels, dressed as hunters, bikers, clergy and beauticians, can no longer sustain the heat and humidity control the taxidermy needs. Opened in 1996 on a provincial startup grant and self-funded by donation since, the museum drew roughly 5,000 visitors a year. The community has launched an online fundraiser to build a replacement and keep it in Torrington.

Source: Alberta's stuffed gopher museum closes as owners seek new burrow — Global News

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