Temporary Exhibits:

Kristine Massey, Education Curator, KNST Interview

Opening September 1st- Prehistoric Pronghorn, Ancient Antelope

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The exhibit will feature a full body reconstruction of a prehistoric pronghorn (antelope ancestors), a fossil species known only from Southern Arizona.  It was discovered by 2 high school boys from New York in a cave near Sonoita in 1934.  Pronghorn have been in North America for 20 million years and the modern pronghorn is the sole surviving species of at least 50 species that have existed in the past.

Arizona Jaguars - Big Cats on the Border

Jaguars are the largest cats in the western hemisphere, and the third largest cat in the world after the tiger and lion. They range from southern Arizona and northern Mexico to south-central Argentina. The Borderlands Jaguar Detection Project is a non-invasive study designed to detect jaguars in the remote mountains along the border between southern Arizona and Sonora, Mexico. The information gained from this study will help game managers and biologists make sound management decisions concerning conservation of the jaguar and its habitat, and will help allow the jaguar to return to its home range in the American Southwest.

Explore the Museum's insect collections:

Hyatt Collection            Coleman Collection

Browse our Photo Gallery of animals photgraphed on the grounds of the International Wildlife Museum - and then come see them for yourself!  Take pictures of insects, birds, mammals, reptiles  or amphibians on our grounds and submit them to us.  If chosen to appear in our Photo Gallery, your name will appear with your photo.       

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