Conservation

Supporters of Yellowstone National Park from 47 states and seven countries contributed over $6.25 million to buy out a gold mining claim on the southern slope of Crevice Mountain.

Matt Yost, associate professor and agroclimate extension specialists talks about the advantages of teaming up with Southern Utah University.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has selected projects across the West for restoration funds. Three of those projects are in Idaho.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is holding meetings across the West on its new rules that add conservation to other priorities, including resource extraction, for uses of public lands.

It’s illegal to capture or disrupt wildlife in the park, making this a safe place for these little creatures to call home.

In other news, a proposal from the Biden administration would allow conservationists to lease federal land the same way companies and ranchers do.

Emerging research has linked low body fat levels on mule deer entering winter to forage competition with elk, further complicating challenges facing the iconic species in decline in Wyoming and across the west.

The Utah Wildlife Federation and mural artist Chris Peterson are holding the first Celebrate Utah Wildlife Contest to encourage people of all ages across the state to share the ways in which Utah’s wildlife has inspired them.

Three bills before Congress would de-list currently protected populations of large carnivores, including the Northern Continental Divide grizzly bears (HR 1419), the Yellowstone grizzly population (HR 1245) and gray wolves nationwide (HR 764).

News of the shrinking Great Salt Lake has reached audiences across the world, but how are other saline lakes faring? One saline lake, half a world away from Utah, is the target of ambitious protections and education initiatives, even as environmental threats against it mount.