Wildlife

Due to the level of difficulty surrounding land permits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened the Endangered Species Act to suggestions on how to better streamline these permits.

A black bear was recently struck and killed by a vehicle at Bear Lake. Wildlife experts say black bears are making a resurgence in the area.

Not long ago, while walking up a gravel road in Bears Ears National Monument, my eye was distracted by a flash of brilliant, almost neon green against the red rocks and sand.

If you spend enough time in the wilds you acquire some remarkable stories. I’ve had some noteworthy wildlife encounters over the years, but one stands out from long ago.

A U.S. District judge said it was “not hard to imagine” that some horses and burros went to slaughter in his ruling that led to the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to shut down the adoption program.

Waldo was not a cartoon, but a genuine lady bobcat and Weber State College mascot, a gorgeous animal that stole my heart!

In other news, the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium's clouded leopard has died. And, the first woman appointed as United States Attorney for the District of Utah has left her role.

Utah biologists have been studying the state’s most elusive bird to learn more about its behavior and how to protect it in harsh mountain environments.

In other news, Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments could shrink again under President Trump. And, a mountain lion was spotted near a Murray apartment complex Wednesday morning.

I've visited Blacksmith Fork Canyon with a thousand or so fifth and sixth graders — a few at a time — for a day with biologists and managers. Each time, we feed wintering elk about 5,000 pounds of hay.