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.

August 9, 2011

Woo Hoo!!! The permits have arrived

Our permits from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service have arrived! We were floored! The region we are in is probably the…

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August 1, 2011

Still Waiting on the permits for the Raptor Experience

We are at the one-month point since I sent in our permit applications for housing birds for the Draper Museum Raptor Experience….

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The still vast, virtually intact sagebrush-steppe ecosystem of Wyoming's Bighorn Basin remains a stronghold for the golden eagle and the Spirit of the American West. Photo by C.R. Preston.

Golden Eagle Journal, July 22, 2011

22 July: At least one of our nests has a young eagle yet to fledge! This bird is at least 62 days…

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July 27, 2011

The Big Day for the Draper Museum Raptor Experience

Once we had the painting done I called the Game Warden to schedule our mews inspection for the Draper Museum Raptor Experience….

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Electrical going in! - Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience

Baby Steps on finishing the mews

Things were getting pretty exciting around here. The mews for our Draper Museum Raptor Experience actually looked like a building, the electrical…

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Melissa is in heaven! A turkey vulture for our program

The bird I have wanted the most for this program is one that few people appreciate—the Turkey Vulture. I never even gave…

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