The forests of Montana are home to over 600 species of wildlife. The instructors at the Wildlife Station teach about some of these animals, their habitat, their shelter, and what they eat. Learn how you can help safely live alongside wildlife!
Take a tour around the area to help the instructor identify a few of these animals from their pelts. When you are done you should be able to name a few more of the 600 species in our forests.
The live raptors are always popular with students. The birds on display are birds that have been injured and are being nursed back to health. Sometimes they can no longer survive in their natural habitat because of an injury.
There are 10,000 species of owls in the world, and 15 of those species live in Montana.
Owls kill their prey by squeezing it with their talons. Great Horned Owls can squeeze from 200 to 500 pounds per square inch. Owls can turn their heads 270 degrees around.
Owls spit up what they cannot digest, coughing up an owl pellet. This pellet looks like oval ball of fur and bones. You can find the bones or fur of the owl’s previous lunch inside the pellet.