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.

May 29, 2014

Raptor Gloves: The What and Why

This post is from Anne, the Volunteer. Unfortunately, our blog site is being difficult and it was posted under Melissa’s account. Sorry…

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Unoccupied eagle nest
May 8, 2014

Golden Eagle Incubation Season 2014

The Bighorn Basin Sagebrush-steppe Ecology Project—Golden Eagle Incubation Season 2014 It’s that time of year again, when Richard Jones, our Golden Eagle…

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April 28, 2014

Raptor Gloves: the What and Why

We are often asked about the interesting gloves that we wear when handling our birds. While most people instantly see why we…

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Grizzly bears in Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park. NPS photo by John Good, 1964.
April 17, 2014

Grizzly Bears and Whitebark Pine in Yellowstone

The Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bear and Whitebark Pine As army cutworm moths begin to migrate back to the plains in late summer and…

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April 1, 2014

Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bear and Army Cutworm Moths

As temperatures rise, cutthroat spawning wanes, grasses and other plants begin to dry, and elk calves become more capable of avoiding predation…

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March 21, 2014

The Value of a Volunteer

On Tuesday the Buffalo Bill Center of the West held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon. As I was listening to the Irish…

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