Pythons, ferrets and tarantulas, oh my! These are just 3 of the 12 species that make up the Natural History Museum of Utah's latest special exhibition — Wild World: Stories of Conservation and Hope.
These are just three of the 12 species that make up the Natural History Museum of Utah's latest special exhibition — Wild World: Stories of Conservation and Hope. The new exhibit will bring museum visitors up close and personal with the species while highlighting their unique, individual stories of struggle and survival.Kevin Egbert, exhibits preparator at the museum, said that the exhibit does just what its name suggests — highlighting "stories of conservation and hope.
"The stories are told in a bunch of different ways, whether it's through invasive species or native species that are under threat," Egbert said, mentioning the Burmese python as an example of an invasive species and the black-footed ferret as an example of a species native to the Beehive State. A domesticated ferret on display at the Wild World exhibit at the Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday. Wild World: Stories of Conservation & Hope brings museumgoers up close and personal with 12 species.
The exhibit will include a 16-foot, 90-pound Burmese python named Helga, black-footed ferrets, New Caledonia crested geckos, a Mexican red-knee tarantula and a variety of toads, turtles, lizards, chinchillas and other wildlife.
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