Exhibits
News Flash!
Exhibit Planning Grant Received!
We are excited to announce that the National Bighorn Sheep Center recently received two grants that will allow us to plan a remodel of several exhibits. Many thanks to the Wyoming Chapter of the Wild Sheep Foundation and Wyoming Wildlife, the Foundation, for their generosity. The new exhibits will feature more amazing aspects of bighorn biology, as well as humans role in conservation and how we affect the continuation of wild sheep populations. Stay tuned for more information as these new exhibits develop.
Meet four species of wild sheep that are found in North America.
Come explore the world of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. The central display, "Sheep Mountain", is a 16-feet tall diorama that recreates the summer and winter habitats of the Bighorns. It includes plants and other animals that share their home.
Interactive Exhibits
The exhibits include several hands-on interactive displays that will engage, educate and entertain visitors of all ages! Try the computer game "How Would You Manage the Herd?". Identify animal tracks and fur samples. Listen to a variety of local people telling their own sheep story. (Everyone here has one!)
Examine a recreation of an ancient Sheepeater Indian sheep trap, and make your own drawing of a petroglyph based on an original design that was created hundreds of years ago. Ponder the skillful creation of a sheep horn bow, a highly prized possession among the early inhabitants of this area.
The Center also includes a theater where the short film "Life of the Bighorn" is shown regularly.
Our dioramas include full-body taxidermy mounts of a grizzly bear, marmot, wolf, golden eagle, mule deer, chipmunk, pika, coyote, mountain goat, bushy-tailed woodrat, mountain lion and more!
Examine predator/prey relationships. See the mountain environment through the eyes of a bighorn sheep. Compare the heartbeat of a bighorn sheep to the heartbeat of other animals. Explore the survival strategy of migration. There are many experiences to be enjoyed at the National Bighorn Sheep Center!
