UT: Animal Welfare
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 …
Avian Flu Takes Big Toll on UT Turkey Farms
About 700,000 turkeys across 18 Utah farms have to be euthanized following an outbreak of the avian flu. Bailee Woolstenhulme, public information …
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 …
Conservationists Ask Utah to Spare Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf
LOGAN, Utah -- Utah officials have placed a trap-and-destroy order on an endangered Mexican gray wolf believed to have killed livestock in the state…
BLM Shrinks Sage-Grouse Protections for Energy Leases
SALT LAKE CITY – The Trump administration has announced plans to roll back protections on sage-grouse habitat across seven western states –…
Utah's Animal-Protection Laws Rank in Bottom Five
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah has some of the least punitive laws in the country for animal abuse and neglect, according to a new report. Researchers …
BLM Sage-Grouse Hearings Start Today in Utah
VERNAL, Utah – The Bureau of Land Management is coming to Utah this week to hear what the public thinks about potential changes to sage-grouse …
Sage-Grouse Review Under Scrutiny after Leaked Oil-Gas Memo
SALT LAKE CITY – A document obtained by a watchdog group suggests that the U.S. Department of the Interior could be taking orders from the oil …
Climate Tool Offers Ways to Offset Carbon Footprint
SALT LAKE CITY – An environmental group has set up a website that not only measures a person's carbon footprint but also shares ways to reduce a…
Keep Pets Safe from Wildfire by Planning Ahead
SALT LAKE CITY -- Wildfire season is in full force, and safety experts are encouraging people to keep their pets in mind in the event of evacuation…
More Ticks Expected Due to Unseasonable Temperatures
SALT LAKE CITY – After a weekend outdoors, you may want to check yourself, your kids and pets for ticks. The CDC is predicting an increase in …
Conservationists Urge Trump to Remove Walls for Wildlife
SALT LAKE CITY – As the Obama administration prepares to hand over the reins to President-elect Donald Trump, the Endangered Species Coalition …