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2025 Wildlife News

December 11 2025: The Wildlife Society: Endangered species rules rollback to 2019

December 11 2025: The Wildlife Society: Birds before breakfast: Community science takes flight in Park City

December 10 2025: The Wildlife Society: How do Yellowstone’s large mammals beat the heat?

December 10 2025: Wilderness Watch: Domestic sheep grazing and Wilderness are always at odds

December 8 2025: The Wildlife Society: Counting ducks with drones

December 5 2025: Sportsman Alliance: Utah Officials Hold Secret Meeting on Public Lands

December 4 2025: UDWR: Enjoy bird-watching? Help biologists gather information during 126th Christmas Bird Count

December 3 2025: The Times—Independent: DWR proposes minor changes for bear hunting in 2026, other rule updates

December 1 2025: Utah State Today: Simple Flashing Ear Tag Technology Shows Promise for Deterring Livestock Predators

November 29 2025: Public Lands and Waters: The Sand Creek Massacre And Why It Still Matters Today

November 28 2025: TownLift Park City News: DWR proposes landowner agreements to helps strengthen struggling wildlife herds.

November 21 2025: Daily Montanan: Montana’s wildlife moves closer to extinction as Trump administration targets endangered species

November 21 2025: The Wildlife Society: LISTEN: How to stalk a predator

November 20 2025: The Wildlife News: Podcast Interview with George Wuerthner on Gallatin Range and FS fire policy

November 19 2025: Medical Life Sciences News: Drought intensifies human-wildlife conflict by pushing carnivores closer to people

November 19 2025: The Wildlife Society: Road noise may give solace to squirrels

November 19 2025: The Wildlife Society: Wild Cam: Restoration boosts cryptic salamander numbers

November 18 2025: The Wildlife News: Mining Lake Clark National Park–The Story You Haven’t Heard

November 18 2025: The Wildlife Society: How birds react to fire depends on where they live

November 17 2025: The Wildlife Society: Conservation is ‘neither optional nor ideological’

2024 Wildlife News

October 28 2024: Our Public Lands Podcast: #8 - Championing Utah's Wilderness and Wildlife

October 25 2024: UDWR: 4 years in the making: Provo River Delta officially opens to public recreation

October 21 2024: Fox 13: Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah reopens after over a year

October 15 2024: UDWR: Grand opening event being held for new Provo River delta

October 7 2024: UDWR: Hunting near Zion this fall? Here's how to help birds of prey

October 2 2024: Salt Lake Tribune: Some unhoused people may have handled a rabid bat, health officials warn

October 1 2024: UDWR: 2,600 acres added to the East Canyon WMA in recent land purchase

September 30 2024: UDWR: Want to see sandhill cranes in the wild? Attend 2 upcoming DWR events

September 24 2024: UDWR: See Utah's unique, nocturnal wildlife at upcoming Hardware Wildlife Education Center exhibit

September 16 2024: UDWR: DWR hosting an additional bat viewing event this fall in Moab

September 10 2024: KSL: Over 100 Utah animals illegally killed over past month, wildlife officials say

August 27 2024: UDWR: Want to see red kokanee this fall? Visit these 8 locations in Utah

August 20 2024: UDWR: Utah Cutthroat Slam raises over $100K for cutthroat trout restoration

July 30 2024: UDWR: Want to see bats in the wild? Attend 2 upcoming DWR viewing events in August

July 18 2024: UDWR: See hummingbirds up close at unique DWR event

July 10 2024: UDWR: Tips to stay safe while hiking in mountain goat country this summer

July 2 2024: UDWR: DWR conducting upcoming waterbody treatments in High Uintas to help restore native cutthroat trout

July 1 2024: UDWR: Tips to help you prevent conflicts with bats this summer and fall

June 19 2024: UDWR: DWR hosting osprey viewing event at Flaming Gorge

June 14 2024: UDWR: Utah Wildlife Board approves updates to Conservation Permit and CWMU programs

June 11 2024: UDWR: Tips to help you avoid conflicts with bison at Antelope Island State Park

June 3 2024: UDWR: How to avoid conflicts with moose in Utah

May 28 2024: UDWR: Found a baby deer or elk? Don't touch it or take it home

May 21 2024: UDWR: What to do if you encounter a mountain lion in Utah

May 15 2024: UDWR: Endangered Species Day: How the DWR and partners are helping Utah prairie dogs recover

May 9 2024: UDWR: 6 ways to avoid conflicts with bears this summer

May 6 2024: UDWR: DWR confirms pelicans nesting on Hat Island for first time since 1943

May 1 2024: UDWR: Where to see migrating birds in Utah this spring

April 30 2024: UDWR: Utah's Endangered Species Mitigation Fund allocates $5.5 million to fund 60 projects that help wildlife recover

April 23 2024: UDWR: Learn about bear safety at Hardware Wildlife Education Center exhibit

April 18 2024: UDWR: 6 easy ways to help wildlife on Earth Day (and the rest of the year, too!)

April 17 2024: UDWR: Record $4.8 million raised for habitat restoration, other wildlife projects through 2024 conservation permits

April 16 2024: The Wildlife News: Utah’s War on Cougars

April 16 2024: UDWR: DWR hosting first desert tortoise viewing event

April 15 2024: UDWR: DWR confirms beavers killed by disease; urges public to report any dead beavers

April 12 2024: UDWR: Come see great blue herons in the wild at upcoming DWR event

April 11 2024: UDWR: Found a baby bird on the ground? Here's what to do

April 3 2024: UDWR: How to stay safe and avoid conflicts with rattlesnakes this spring and summer

March 22 2024: UDWR: Virgin River Program: How the DWR, partnering agencies are helping 6 fish, 2 bird species recover

March 12 2024: UDWR: Recreating outdoors with your pet? Keep dogs on a leash so they don't chase or disturb wildlife

March 11 2024: KSL: Scientists flock to Utah resort to catch one of North America's least studied birds

March 4 2024: Utah Wildlife Federation: Utah Wildlife Federation Hosts Inaugural Utah Wildlife Summit

February 26 2024: KSLTV5: Animals displaced in wildlife rehabilitation center move

February 20 2024: UDWR: Where to see wild swans migrating through Utah in March

February 15 2024: UDWR: Modifications to Great Salt Lake causeway berm benefiting brine shrimp












2023 Wildlife News

October 25 2023: HawkWatch International: Six Months of Success: Checking in on 2023’s Global Raptor Grant Recipients

October 18 2023: UDWR: Highest number of deer/vehicle collisions in Utah occur during November; DWR offers safety tips

October 18 2023: Mountain Lion Foundation: Taking a Stand Against Unlimited Mountain Lion Hunting and Trapping

October 2023: Biological Conservation: Wildlife rehabilitation records reveal impacts of anthropogenic activities on wildlife health

October 10 2023: UDWR: DWR to harvest kokanee salmon eggs at Fish Lake for the first time to help increase kokanee populations around Utah

October 4 2023: UDWR: Hunters helping endangered California condors in Utah with ongoing program

August 16 2023: Utah Wildlife Federation: Colorado River cutthroat trout mural will debut at Vernal festival

March 26 2023: KSL News: Elk herd returns to SLC golf course after multiple relocation attempts

March 23 2023: NPR: Utah has named the brine shrimp the official state crustacean

March 17 2023: SL Tribune: Cox signs wildlife bill that includes year-round cougar hunting, trapping

March 16 2023: Utah Public Radio: Utah approves $20 million for wildlife crossings

March 9 2023: KSL News: Harsh winter pushes wildlife to Utah roads with over 1,000 killed this year

February 28 2023: Where to see wild swans migrating through Utah in March

February 23 2023: 2 new conservation projects funded by Utah Cutthroat Slam to benefit native trout

February 11 2023: USA Today: Where is Harriet? Beloved Florida bald eagle still not found, last seen more than a week ago Facebook: Southwest Florida Eagle Cam

January 27 2023: Utah pitches in to help with wildlife migration

January 26th 2023: Large herd of elk running along I-80 near Foothill Drive

January 23 2023: DWR implements emergency deer feeding in parts of northern Utah, due to deep snow and poor deer condition

January 20 2023: Want to gather shed antlers from Feb. 1 through April 15? Take the free, mandatory ethics course

January 11 2023: DWR confirms avian flu in wild birds in 4 additional counties in Utah

January 8 2023: Poaching up 11% in 2022, Utah wildlife officials say

January 05 2023: Bald eagle mortality and nest failure due to clade 2.3.4.4 highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza a virus












2022 Wildlife News

November 30 2022: How a Local Eagle Scout and A Multi-State Power Company Teamed Up To Help Nesting Great Blue Herons Thrive For Many Years to Come

November 29 2022: City Cast Salt Lake: Utah’s Wild Horse Conundrum

November 28 2022: UDWR: Had a wildlife sighting or encounter? Here’s when to report it

November 22 2022: UDWR: DWR recommend changes to Utah prairie dog rule, bear hunting

October 12 2022: The 2022 U.S. State of the Birds Report Reveals Widespread Losses of Birds in All Habitats—Except for One

October 03 2022: Here's how hunters in southern Utah are once again helping endangered California condors

September 27 2022: Mountain lion is killed after runner is injured on Utah trail

July 25 2022: ABC 4 News: DWR: Raid conducted on illegal bird rehab center amid Avian Influenza concerns

July 23 2022: Gephardt Daily: Avian flu investigation leads to raid on West Valley City home

April 26 2022: KSL News: A new effort to restore the native ‘June Sucker’ is underway

April 19 2022: PLos Biology: Declining growth of natural history collections fails future generations












2021 Wildlife News

January 04 2021: Federal Register: Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reclassification of the Endangered June Sucker to Threatened With a Section 4(d) Rule