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.

June 6, 2016

Bald Eagle Naming Contest

Thank you to all who entered the contest to name our new bald eagle On May 11, 2016, this female bald eagle…

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House Finch Eggs by Rich Mooney
May 24, 2016

How Do Eggs Hatch?

Eggs are a wondrous part of nature. They are kept warm by the parent, or parents, incubating them. They are carefully rolled…

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Elk by Joe Riis.
April 26, 2016

National Geographic opens exhibition on Yellowstone wildlife migration

The paths traced by elk migration—nine separate herds in all—within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem crisscross the region like a Jackson Pollock abstract…

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Swan Sleeping While Floating in a Pond
April 25, 2016

How Do Birds Sleep?

When I was a young girl I didn’t think much about how birds sleep. I just assumed they went to their nest…

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Yellowstone elk, December 15, 2015. NPS photo. YNP Facebook page.
April 22, 2016

Wildlife migrations focus of Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s “Invisible Boundaries”

The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem lies right in the path of some of the most significant animal migrations on the planet. However, major…

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Peregrine in flight with prey item.
April 4, 2016

Gross and Interesting Facts About Peregrine Falcons

Most people who know me soon learn that falcons, especially Peregrine Falcons, are one of my favorite birds.  Not only are they…

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