Utah Wildlife

In other news, a new Box Elder County wildfire has burned 4,500 acres so far. And, private land near Zion National Park is being protected from development through a conservation easement.

One fire is burning west of Bear River City, while the other is in the Hansel Valley. In other news, bison hunts in the Book Cliffs area are changing after a massive die-off from pneumonia.

In other news, Utah Senate President Stuart Adams is threatening to sue four of his critics for defamation. And, a coyote was spotted on the Utah State University Logan campus on Wednesday morning.

In other news, some residents threatened by the Black Canyon Fire can return home. And, why hikers should give mountain goats a wide berth when on the trails this summer.

In other news, biologists are removing non-native fish from the High Uintas to make room for native cutthroat trout. And, a new head of the Utah Department of Natural Resources starts next month.

Federal wildlife officials downlisted the razorback sucker from "endangered" to "threatened," saying populations had bounced back. Environmentalists argue those populations aren't yet self-sustaining.

It was initially proposed as a full-scale nuclear power plant, but now will focus on small modular reactors. In other news, wildlife officials safely removed a bear from a Park City neighborhood.

The pygmy rabbit is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Conservationists say federal wildlife officials are years behind on deciding whether to grant protections for the species.

The program is already removing migration barriers on private land in Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming. That includes modifying fences and paying landowners to preserve grasslands.

Utah is one of only two states that don't already have their own historical museum. In other news, white sturgeon may get stocked in two northern Utah reservoirs.