2+ week, 2+ day ago   (154+ words) Black bears are the only species in Utah and can be found across the state. Warm spring weather followed by several hard freezes, extreme heat and drought conditions have impacted their main diet of plants, including berries and acorns and…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (150+ words) The water of the Great Salt Lake itself is far too salty for snakes to live in comfortably. The real attraction lies around its edges. Freshwater streams feeding the lake create extensive marshes and... - 5 snake-filled waters in Utah: Great Salt…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (454+ words) SALT LAKE CITY — A big fish — North America's largest freshwater fish, in fact — could find its way into a couple of small Utah lakes. The Utah Department of Wildlife Resources is proposing to introduce white sturgeon to Hobbs Reservoir in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (108+ words) "It's very irritating, and it messes with their thermoregulation, so it costs them a lot more energy, and then it can lead to a lot more mortality to especially the calves that were born last may or sometimes the adults…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1007+ words) SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Earth Day is this Wednesday, April 22, and if you’re looking for some ways to help the planet, the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has provided seven simple things you can do to help fish and wildlife near…...

7+ mon, 20+ min ago   (764+ words) SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in wild birds around the Great Salt Lake and in several other counties throughout Utah, according to the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). The first case of the virus…...

5+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (400+ words) TREMONTON, Utah (Utah News Dispatch) — If the drought isn’t enough, Mormon crickets are starting to show up early in Utah. The insects are native to the Beehive State and the Intermountain West, but in big numbers they threaten crops, wildlife,…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago   (536+ words) ST. GEORGE (KSL) — Benjamin Jones has, for the past eight years, looked forward to the smiles he gets from his golden retriever, Oakley. Late last month, however, that smile started to fade. “We came home and noticed that there was…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (244+ words) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall issued a "Stage 2 Drought Advisory" for the first time since October 2022, following a record-setting dry winter and early spring runoff. Under the drought advisory, the city called for the reduction of 10 million gallons of…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) Mar 19, 2026, 6:00 AM BY TYRESE BOONE, KSL SALT LAKE CITY — With warmer temperatures arriving in Salt Lake City, mosquito season is getting an early start this year. Experts with the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District are already witnessing increased activity…...