Utah Division of Wildlife Resources conservation officers are seeking information from the public after multiple deer were illegally shot and left to waste in agricultural fields in Wayne County. On Dec. 9, 2019, DWR conservation officers were notified that two weeks prior (approximately Nov. 23-24), a truck was seen driving […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials are warning people against keeping wild animals as pets after a 5-year-old boy from Uintah County was badly scratched by his family’s pet raccoon. The Deseret News reports Thursday that the boy had to undergo surgery as a result of the scratches he […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Search and rescue personnel and wildlife officers in northern Utah have rescued three Great Pyrenees puppies abandoned in frigid temperatures in the mountains. Weber County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue crew members and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources say snowmobilers near Monte Cristo first […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Wildlife officials say the number of reported human encounters with black bears in Utah has almost doubled since last year. The Daily Herald reported Monday that the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has received 53 reports statewide of incidents involving black bears since Nov. 7, two involved physical […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials have determined that more than 30 deer found near a landfill in northeast Utah died from starvation, diseases and other causes. The Division of Wildlife Resources said Friday they found plastic bags and latex gloves in some of the deers’ remains but say […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials say the approach of spring means Utah residents of cities along the Wasatch Front can expect more close encounters with wild animals. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that there has been a spate of wildlife sightings in the region in the past week, including a […]
MENDON, Utah (AP) — Utah state wildlife officials have corralled more than 500 wild turkeys this winter in Cache County that are a nuisance to homeowners. They were moved to a rural area known as the Book Cliffs near Vernal. Drawn by food they can find near homes, the wild […]
