Illinois Natural History Survey

Illinois Natural History Survey
Established1858
Location1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Coordinates40°05′34″N 88°14′23″W / 40.092916°N 88.239787°W / 40.092916; -88.239787
TypeNatural History
DirectorBrian D. Anderson
Websiteinhs.illinois.edu

The Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), located on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, Illinois, is an active research institution with over 200 staff members, and it maintains one of the largest State-operated museums in the United States, with collections totaling over 9.5 million specimens of amphibians, annelids, birds, crustaceans, fish, fungi, insects, mammals, mollusks, plants, and reptiles from around the world. It is part of the Prairie Research Institute.

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