Wildlife

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.

Pinyon jays are a vulnerable and rarely seen species that has experienced a sharp population decline. But it turns out that protecting them might be more complicated than we thought.

In other news, half of Utah's fastest-growing communities in 2024-2025 were in Utah County. And, two hikers were injured in a bear attack at Yellowstone National Park on Monday.

When one has the opportunity to experience the grandeur of the Milky Way, witness a shooting star, or identify a new constellation, such moments can spark curiosity, a sense of awe, and provide memories that last a lifetime.

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is searching for homes for 15 desert tortoises who can't be released back into the wild. And, Alan Osmond of the musical group The Osmonds died this week.

A female grizzly was previously relocated to Wyoming to improve genetic connectivity — a factor that has prevented Western states from taking grizzlies off the Endangered Species Act.

The new ruling could be a setback for the Trump administration's attempts to loosen habitat protections. However, a federal committee has also voted to exempt Gulf of Mexico drilling from the act.

This month, the wildlife education center at Hardware Ranch has been transformed into a special beaver exhibit.

At annual banquet, hunters, researchers, and conservationists came together to support wildlife across Utah’s high deserts. Their work is helping hundreds of species beyond the iconic chukar.

In January three wolves were killed by the US Department of Agriculture and Food in Cache Valley, near Avon. The wolves wandered into a corner of northern Utah where wolves are exempt from protection.