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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…