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.

Turkey Vultures or Black Vultures?
What kind of a vulture is that? If you are in the Cody area, you know it’s a Turkey Vulture. Turkey vultures…

What’s On Your Bird Bucket List?
If you like birds (even if you aren’t an avid bird watcher), there are probably a few species that you haven’t seen…

Traveling with Raptors – a Whole New Adventure!
[VirtualGallery id=”Snowy Range Academy” slides=”4″ title=”0″]At the Draper Museum Raptor Experience, we do A LOT of educational programs. In 2015 alone, we…

What Do You Call a Group of Birds?
When I was younger, if you had asked me what you called a group of birds, I would have promptly responded, “A…

The Amazing Hawks
Hawks are birds of prey that hunt, kill, and dine on other animals. They have powerful feet with curved, sharp talons; a…

Male versus Female raptors: How do we know?
Hello everyone! Welcome to Katie’s last summer blog post! This post is about the differences in female and male raptors, because it…