Natural History

The scientific collections of the New Brunswick Museum are the result of more than a century and a half of collection and study. From our beginning in 1842 as Gesner's Museum of Natural History the collections have grown from 2,173 items listed in Gesner's catalogue to more than 300,000 natural history specimens.

This portal currently includes:
  • 161,348 records of plants
  • 2,238,431 records of animals
  • 26,400 records of fungi