Draper Museum of Natural History Lunchtime Expeditions at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center continues Tuesday, April 13 at 12:15 p.m. with Jeremy Johnston and "Theodore Roosevelt's Quest for Wilderness: A Comparison of Roosevelt's visits to Yellowstone and Africa."

In his role as a national and international conservationist, Theodore Roosevelt made two very different expeditions with striking parallels early in the twentieth century. He made a trip to Yellowstone in 1903 and to eastern Africa in 1909.

Due to the threat of bad publicity, Roosevelt did not hunt in Yellowstone as he did in Africa; instead he took great interest in comparing the landscape, the residents, and the different species in the regions. Jeremy Johnston examines Roosevelt's impressions of the two areas and how his visits contributed to early conservation movements. Johnston is an assistant professor of history at Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming. For more than a decade, he has taught Wyoming and western history. He has been researching the role of Theodore Roosevelt in Yellowstone National Park for more than twelve years.

Johnston's writings have been published in "Readings of Wyoming History," "The George Wright Forum," "Yellowstone Science," as well as various newspapers.

The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is open daily 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. through April. Five museums are devoted to Western cultural and natural history: the Whitney Gallery of Western Art, Buffalo Bill Museum, Plains Indian Museum, Cody Firearms Museum, and the Draper Museum of Natural History in addition to the McCracken Research Library. For general information, call (307) 587-4771 or visit www.bbhc.org.

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Media Contact: Thom Huge +1 307- 578-4034 thomh@bbhc.org