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.

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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February 18, 2019

How Birds Survive Cold Temperatures

Here in Wyoming the average December low temperature is 17 degrees Fahrenheit. Add wind and you will have sub-zero wind chill temperatures….

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Barn Owl being Mobbed by a Brewer's Blackbird
January 21, 2019

Mobbing: What It Is, and Why Do Mobbed Birds Put Up With It

Whether you are a bird watcher or not, you have probably seen a larger bird being harassed by one or more smaller…

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January 3, 2019

Museum Minute: A High School’s Taxidermy Collection Becomes a Museum’s

The Draper Natural History Museum was founded in 1998. The founding curator, Dr. Charles Preston, had a surprise collection waiting for him…

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Humming Bird Feeding From a Flower
December 27, 2018

Ultraviolet Vision in the Avian World

Did you know that many birds can see in ultraviolet light? The capability of UV vision was first documented in pigeons in…

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