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Utah's growing population and related expansion have increased the number of wildlife encounters across the state in recent years. However, not every encounter or animal sighting needs to be reported to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
Watch the Utah Wildlife Board meeting live, beginning Thursday, Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. The agenda and meeting materials are available on the public meetings page.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is partnering with Young Living to create the first "nursery" for desert bighorn sheep in Utah in an effort to help grow the species' population in the state.
Utah’s swan hunting season has closed 16 days early after the federal quota of 20 trumpeter swans was met on Friday, Nov. 26. This is the third consecutive year that the swan hunt had to be closed early.
The Division of Wildlife Resources is proposing changes to the use of trail cameras and other hunting-related technologies. The DWR is also recommending some changes to black bear and cougar hunting in the state, as well as some other items, and is seeking the public's feedback on the proposals.
Starting Dec. 10, the education center at the Hardware Wildlife Management Area will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Drought this past spring and summer led to some of the lowest hay production ever, and that's forced the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to make some tough decisions and changes at the WMA.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources was named as the winning bid Tuesday during a public auction for the Cinnamon Creek property in Cache and Weber counties, which will become an invaluable wildlife management area.
Thanksgiving is a time centered around all things turkey. From cute home decor to deliciously prepared main dishes, turkeys are a big focal point of the holiday. If you like the idea of harvesting your own locally sourced turkey — instead of fighting the crowds to buy one at your neighborhood supermarket — you can start planning now for next year's Thanksgiving feast, and apply for an opportunity to hunt turkeys in Utah next spring.
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and other agencies were again hard at work this year, inspecting and decontaminating boats across the state to prevent the spread of invasive quagga mussels.
A large $1.2 million project to install over 30 boat slips at the Lucerne Valley Marina in Flaming Gorge Reservoir was recently completed, making it the first project in Utah funded by a Boating Infrastructure Grant.
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