Wildlife news

How to help pollinators this spring

Details: Published: Thursday, May 5, 2022, 8:00 am

Pollinators in Utah face extreme changing conditions, and some are increasingly at risk due to declining populations.

DWR Habitat Council allocates $4M from hunting, fishing license sales to 2022 habitat restoration, wildlife projects

Details: Published: Wednesday, May 4, 2022, 10:26 am

Roughly $4 million was allocated to selected habitat restoration projects at the recent annual Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Habitat Council funding meeting.

DWR recommends changes for 2022 upland game, turkey hunts

Details: Published: Tuesday, May 3, 2022, 10:06 am

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is recommending a few changes to turkey hunting and upland game hunting in Utah, as well as some other proposals, and is seeking the public's feedback on the recommendations.

Found a baby bird on the ground? Here's what to do

Details: Published: Monday, May 2, 2022, 9:49 am

It's a beautiful spring day so you decide to go for a nice walk around your neighborhood. You are strolling along the sidewalk when suddenly you hear loud chirping near your feet. You look over and see a baby bird lying on the ground near a tree trunk. What should you do?

DWR closes East Fork Little Bear WMA to camping

Details: Published: Friday, April 29, 2022, 11:45 am

The East Fork Little Bear Wildlife Management Area is located just west of Porcupine Reservoir along East Canyon Road in Paradise. The land in Cache County was not originally acquired as a public camping spot. However, the DWR decided to allow camping on the property, hoping campers would respect the area and take good care of it. Most have, but over the years, enough campers have marred the wildlife management area to a point that the DWR has decided to close it to camping.

Utah Wildlife Board approves decrease in general-season deer permits for 2022

Details: Published: Friday, April 29, 2022, 11:14 am

The Utah Wildlife Board approved the big game hunting permits for the 2022 seasons — which included a decrease in the number of general-season deer hunting permits — as well as a variety of other big game recommendations during its Thursday meeting.

Daily limit increased to 8 fish at 4 waterbodies due to upcoming treatments, repairs

Details: Published: Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 10:01 am

The daily fishing limit increased to eight fish at four Utah waterbodies this week, which will allow anglers to catch and keep more fish before upcoming repair and restoration projects in those areas.

Watch the April 28 Utah Wildlife Board meeting

Details: Published: Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 8:00 am

Watch the Utah Wildlife Board meeting live, beginning Thursday, April 28 at 9 a.m. The agenda and meeting materials are available on the public meetings page.

Tips, other useful information for the 2022 Utah spring turkey hunts

Details: Published: Tuesday, April 26, 2022, 10:00 am

Utah's spring general-season turkey hunts are about to get underway, and if you like the idea of harvesting your own delicious bird, it's not too late to buy a permit and research an area to hunt.

DWR again making proactive fish stocking changes to minimize drought impacts

Details: Published: Monday, April 25, 2022, 10:00 am

With almost half of Utah still experiencing extreme drought conditions and with Gov. Spencer Cox's recent drought emergency order, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has again implemented proactive measures to help minimize drought impacts to Utah's fisheries.