UT: Endangered Species & Wildlife
Monday, March 25, 2024
Utah officials investigate illegal killings of game animals
A Utah wildlife expert considers wild animal poaching to be a significant problem in the Beehive State, following several incidents of game animals …
Utah allocates funds to build more wildlife crossings
Budget legislation was signed into law in Utah this week that includes $20 million for building wildlife crossing infrastructure. Utah joins other …
Utah Approves $20 Million for Wildlife Crossings
Some $20 million of Utah's whopping $29 billion state budget will be spent on building wildlife crossings and fences across the state in an effort to …
UT Legislature Passes Bill to Allow Year-Round Cougar Hunting
Wildlife conservationists are calling for Utah Gov. Spencer Cox to veto House Bill 469, which would allow year-round cougar hunting in the state…
Petition Seeks Protection for Pygmy Rabbits Across West
Conservation groups in Utah and across the western United States are requesting protection for the pygmy rabbit under the Endangered Species Act…
UT Pitches In to Help with Wildlife Migration
Two state agencies have teamed up to make safer wildlife migration a priority in Utah. The Utah Wildlife Migration Initiative relies heavily on GPS …
Utah Group Pushes to Protect Wild Horses from Intentional Shootings
At least 16 wild horses have been shot dead in Utah's rural San Juan County since the beginning of the year, and one group working to protect them …
Conservation Union Places Western Monarch Butterflies on Threatened List
The iconic orange and black migratory monarch butterfly has just made the Red List of Threatened Species, designated by the International Union of …
Scientists: Sixth Global Mass Extinction Event Happening Now
New research suggests Earth's Sixth Mass Extinction event, on par with the one that ended the age of dinosaurs, is already under way. Noah Greenwald…
Conservationists Laud Choice of Stone-Manning to Head BLM
MOAB, Utah -- Conservationists in Utah and across the West are praising the Biden administration's nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning, a longtime …
New Funding Could Be Key to Wildlife Migration Programs
OGDEN, Utah -- Wildlife migrations are a part of the American West's lore and history, but many of those centuries-old passages are now obstructed by …
Feds to Review Public-Lands Oil & Gas Lease Program
GREEN RIVER, Utah - The Biden administration has ordered the U.S. Department of the Interior to conduct a review of the federal government's oil-and-…