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.
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…
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…
Call for Proposals: Camp Monaco Prize 2019
Call for Proposals in Greater Yellowstone Biodiversity Research and Public Education: The Camp Monaco Prize 2019 For a pdf of this Call for…
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…
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…
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…