Runners, bikers and birders were irate last summer when wildlife officers began citing them for stepping foot inside some of Utah's busiest Wildlife Management Areas without a hunting or fishing ...

As the weather continues to warm up in the Beehive State, wildlife officials are asking the public to use extra care as rattlesnakes emerge from their Winter dens.

Utah wildlife officials fear that a transmissible disease that affects the nervous system of big game like deer, elk and ...

Every year near the end of winter, biologists with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources get up close and personal with wild black bears. Their work provides data that gives a ...

Chronic wasting disease, a fatal disease affecting animals with hooves, has now been discovered in the Scofield area of ...

Demographers estimate that Utah’s population will nearly double between 2020 and 2050, a calculation that, among other ...

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – A wildlife overpass near Salt Lake City is proving to be successful at helping animals safely migrate over a busy interstate. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) ...

Rescue groups like Best Friends and the Utah Humane Society are working with their partners to transfer affected pets to facilities here in Utah for adoption and re-homing. In January 2025, multiple ...

A new bill working its way through the Utah State Legislature is touted as being "lifesaving" for the state's shelter pets.

SALT LAKE CITY — As the Utah Legislature moves into the final days of the 2026 general session, several pieces of legislation are under consideration that could help the state's furry friends, ...