The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Draper Natural History Museum opens an exciting new permanent exhibition in June 2018, Monarch of the Skies: The Golden Eagle in Greater Yellowstone and […]
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.
Museum Minute: Yellowstone’s “Most” Famous Bear: Bear 104
Bear 104 was a female grizzly bear who made her home on the edge of Yellowstone National Park and Shoshone National Forest, near a very heavily used road. As tourists […]
Sharp-shinned and Cooper’s Hawks, the Uninvited Guests
As I looked out my window I spot an uninvited guest arriving. It settles on a branch near one of my sunflower feeders and begins looking around. A little larger […]
Introducing the Western Screech-owl
For many people, owls are a favorite bird. One of the most common owls in the United States is the small Screech-owl. There are currently three species of Screech-owl found […]
The History and Realities of Large Carnivore Expansion
Mountain lions, wolves, and grizzly bears are all thriving in Wyoming. But only a couple of decades ago, these large carnivores were not doing so well. Wyoming Public Radio‘s Kamila […]
Abatement, the Working Raptor
Raptors worldwide regularly dine on a wide variety of prey. In the wild we can thank raptors such as Red-tailed Hawks and Rough-legged Hawks for killing thousands of pests including […]
