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.

My Favorite Facts About Great Horned Owls
It’s a common belief that great horned owls are nocturnal, although they are actually crepuscular, which means they prefer to hunt dusk…

My Favorite Facts About the Red-tailed Hawk
When visitors first see Isham, our red-tailed hawk, often the first thing I hear is, “We have lots of these back home.”…

From beyond the mews . . .
It seems I’m still struggling to keep up with the blog, even though our summer schedule has officially ended. I apologize. This…

September Already?!?!
Holy cow! It’s September!!!! I can hardly believe the summer is gone. Today is the last day of our summer schedule and…

Camp Monaco Prize awarded for groundbreaking wildlife migration study in Yellowstone
On Thursday, September 19, an international partnership announced the first winners of a new scientific prize supporting biodiversity studies in the Greater…

The End of Summer?? No Way!
Wow, this summer has flown by so, so fast! I can’t believe this is my last week, and sadly that also means…