WSB: Evaluating the needs of breeding grebes in Utah
Every fall, thousands of eared grebes stop along the Great Salt Lake to feed on brine shrimp, which provides nutrients to carry them through a long journey ...
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Watch: Rare wolverine sighting in Utah
A feisty carnivore known for its anonymity has been spotted far south of its normal range. Footage of a wolverine (Gulo gulo) has surfaced from Antelope Island ...
Climate change may make lizards vulnerable to predators
Lizards may be able to cope with climate change by rapidly adapting to new temperatures, but not without physically slowing down. These changes in fitness might ...
Utah mink first known case of COVID virus in wild animal
A mink in Utah has become the first confirmed case of a wild animal infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. ProMED, a program of the International Society for ...
Flying deer? That’s business as usual in Utah
Keeping an eye out for flying deer? That’s not so unusual for Utah wildlife biologists. Last month, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources airlifted dozens of ...
Watch: Recreationists use wildlife overpass
Humans are potentially ruining a newly-built $5 million wildlife overpass meant to give wildlife an option for crossing a highway in Utah. The Utah Department of ...
BLM engages fourth-graders with BioBlast
Fourth-grade students from a Utah elementary school piled off the bus into the Wasatch National Forest, where different nature learning stations awaited them. These ...
For bee abundance, look to Beehive State
If you’re looking for bees, look no further than the Beehive State. Utah has more bee species than most states in the nation, researchers found. One out of every ...
NASA satellite data paints picture of Southwestern wildlife
When most people think of NASA, they think of its space sciences wing. But researchers recently used satellite imagery as part of NASA’s earth sciences division ...
Zion bighorns diagnosed with pneumonia
Officials at Utah’s Zion National Park are asking visitors to listen for coughing bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelson). Biologists have say it could be a sign ...