Draper Natural History Museum

Draper Natural History Museum staff and volunteers conduct long-term ecological research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and keep up with all the wildlife and science news and issues related to this world-renowned, natural treasure. Keep up with Draper Museum fieldwork and Greater Yellowstone news and information here.

April 10, 2019

Northern Harriers: The Hawks That Resemble Owls

How Northern Harriers are Similar to Owls A Northern Harrier flies low over the grasslands with a flock of Red-winged Blackbirds following…

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April 4, 2019

Museum Minute: Eruptions of the Snowy Owl

It is unusual to find a snowy owl in Wyoming because they breed in the arctic tundra and usually spend their entire…

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March 27, 2019

Dinosaurs in the Draper

The speaker for the March 2019 Draper Museum Lunchtime Expedition, Public Relations Specialist and Dino-educator, Andrew Rossi, of the Wyoming Dinosaur Center…

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Seagull Enjoying the Otter’s Catch
March 25, 2019

Kleptoparasites: Pirates in the World of Birds

Morality of Surviving In a letter to his daughter, Benjamin Franklin revealed that he wished the Bald Eagle had not been chosen…

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March 4, 2019

Museum Minute: Swallow-Tailed Kite

At one point in time, the swallow-tailed kite bird was a common species in the Great Plains, including eastern Wyoming. But Dr….

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Draper Natural History Museum, Mountain Biome, moving bears to exhibit.
February 20, 2019

Draper Natural History Museum implements exciting new updates

As winter grips the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, things may appear a bit more ‘quiet’ than it does during the hustle and bustle…

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