Call for Proposals in Greater Yellowstone Biodiversity Research and Public Education: The Camp Monaco Prize 2019 For a pdf of this Call for Proposals, click here. Announcement In celebration of the […]
Draper Natural History Museum
Draper Natural History Museum staff and volunteers work with museum exhibits, programs, labwork, and conduct ecological research in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. They also keep up with and share wildlife and science news and issues related to this world-renowned, natural treasure.
Draper Museum Raptor Experience celebrates seven years at Buffalo Bill Center of the West
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Draper Natural History Museum celebrates the seventh anniversary of its Draper Museum Raptor Experience this year. The Raptor Experience presents educational live-raptor programs […]
Museum Minute: The Beaver’s Role On The Landscape
Before the expansion of the West, there was an estimate of almost 600 million beavers throughout North America. But in the early 1800s, when unregulated harvesting of beaver pelts began, […]
Introducing the Swainson’s Hawk
It’s summer, and you think you may have heard the scream of a Red-tailed Hawk. You look up, and see a bird with a contrasting two-toned underside consisting of dark […]
Museum Minute: Skulls of Wolves Can Tell A Story
Between 1995 and 1997, 41 wolves from Canada and Northwest Montana were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park. Twenty years have passed and the population has grown close to 400 in […]
Museum Minute: The Black Footed Ferret Success Story
The black footed ferret is a fierce but tiny predator. They are typically under three pounds and 90 percent of their diet is comprised of prairie dogs, which are usually […]
