ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah (AP) — Utah state wildlife officials have gathered mule deer on Antelope Island and flown them by helicopter to assess the health of the herd. The Standard-Examiner reports that about 50 blindfolded and restrained deer were flown this week, typically two or three at a time dangling […]
ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK, Utah (AP) — Utah has announced plans to restore the state’s bighorn sheep population a year after a respiratory illness outbreak killed more than 100 sheep. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources unveiled plans Thursday to release 35 sheep on Antelope Island in January with the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kayleigh Davis was hiking on a trail Friday evening at Antelope Island State Park in Utah chasing the sunset, when she was suddenly, violently, flipped into the air by a bison. “I’m up in the air thinking, ‘What’s going to happen to me after this?’” […]
ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a hiker has been seriously injured by a bison on Antelope Island. The Standard-Examiner reports the 30-year-old Davis County man was struck Saturday afternoon at the state park where a 600-bison herd roams free. Parks Lt. Eric Stucki says a medical helicopter flew the hiker […]
