“When I look at the map [of elk migration], I feel I can see Yellowstone’s beating heart. The routes are the veins and arteries, and the animals the blood.” -Arthur Middleton, wildlife biologist This belief – that animal migrations in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are essential to the area’s vitality – inspired wildlife biologist Arthur […]
In the second of a three-part lecture series presented by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Draper Natural History Museum, award-winning wildlife photojournalist Joe Riis presents Photographing Greater Yellowstone’s Migratory Elk. The free program takes place Tuesday, July 26, 6:15 p.m. in the Center of the West’s Coe Auditorium. […]
The combined efforts of scientists, photographers, and artists have greatly impacted environmental conservation in the United States and, arguably, the world over. Yellowstone National Park was established as the world’s first national park in 1872 following the famous expedition into the area led by scientist Ferdinand V. Hayden. This trip yielded documentation of Yellowstone’s geological […]
On Thursday, September 19, an international partnership announced the first winners of a new scientific prize supporting biodiversity studies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The Camp Monaco Prize is an initiative of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Draper Natural History Museum, the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute, and the Prince Albert II of […]