For urban wildlife, adapting to city life means changing the times of day when they would usually be active in more natural settings. “In order for species to function within novel ecosystems, we know some …
The whole episode began with an attack on 18 sheep in Rich County, Utah northeast of Salt Lake City, but ended with a marvelous opportunity for researching a rare carnivore. United States Department of Agriculture’s …
Hunters in the American West know they’re not the only ones paying attention to the start of hunting season. When hunters take to the forest, elk are known to seek out private lands where hunting …
TWS CEO Ed Arnett addressed the inaugural Mule Deer Summit hosted by the Mule Deer Foundation in Salt Lake City. The summit came as biologists described being at an “inflection point” in turning around mule …
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is partnering with the organization Young Living to create the state’s first “nursery” for desert bighorn sheep an effort to help grow the population. The nursery will be located …
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 southward to the Gulf of California. Most of …
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 State Park in Utah just west of Salt …
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 make the lizards more susceptible to predation in the …
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 Infectious Diseases, released on Friday an …
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 mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) from Antelope Island State Park …
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