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.
A Building for the Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience!
Things are moving right along here for the Raptor Experience. We have two birds lined up for the program and the mews…
Trusses for the mews
While I was working diligently on getting the birds for the Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience program lined up, work continued on the…
Another Success—and a peregrine falcon!
The day after learning about the male Great Horned Owl, I received a call in regards to the Peregrine Falcon I had inquired about….
A Response—and a great horned owl for our flock!
The very first message I sent in regards to a bird was for a female Great Horned Owl with a wing injury….
Mews Construction: Hurry Up & Wait!
Anxiously waiting on mews construction progress As I waited impatiently for responses to my bird inquiries for our Draper Museum Raptor Experience,…
Bird “shopping” for the Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience
While the mews were under construction (we even had concrete poured!!!), I started looking for birds for our Greater Yellowstone Raptor Experience…