Originally featured in Points West magazine in Fall/Winter 2016 Yellowstone Migrations – Elk, camera trap photograph by Joe Riis Joe Riis, a National Geographic magazine… Read More
Elk
Elk The Challenge; Elk-Challenge; The Challenge-Elk; American Elk; Elk Challenging; The Challenged Elk Proctor’s Elk was first modeled around 1899, probably before he left for… Read More
Exhibition Review: “Invisible Boundaries”
“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… Read More
Sculpture Guide: Royal Challenge
Royal Challenge By T.D. Kelsey 1991 Location: South side of the building, toward the back Sculptor T.D. Kelsey captures the tension of head-to-head competition for… Read More
May 1 lecture follows the story of Wyoming’s long-distance ungulate migrations
Visitors to Wyoming stand a good chance of seeing mule deer and elk while touring the state, and may even be lucky enough to spot… Read More
Conservation of a taxidermy swallowtail butterfly
This is a report from conservation intern, Laura Siegfried: Visitors to the Draper Natural History Museum may remember the sculpture, at the bottom of the… Read More
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 Yellowstone Ecosystem. The… Read More
Extraordinary mountain lion taxidermy sculpture turns heads
It’s the archetypal predator-prey relationship of nature films—a mountain lion attacking an elk. In this case, though, it’s a dramatic creation that blends traditional sculpting… Read More