Marauding Wolves Killed link
removed*
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 6, 2003. Federal predator-control agents from Salt
Lake City gunned down two wolves that preyed on sheep near the
Utah-Wyoming line.
Wasting disease is found in Utah deer
Deseret News
February 19, 2003. Buck that was shot east of Vernal tests
positive for ailment
Wasting Disease Hits Utah
The Salt Lake
Tribune
February 19, 2003. Utah is now among the states in which
hunters must worry whether deer meat is a loaded weapon.
'Lot of calls' report Utah wolf sightings
Deseret News
February 9, 2003. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Director Kevin Conway told lawmakers this past week he is certain there
are more wolves in Utah.
Wolves Joining Agenda for Regional Wildlife Council Meetings
The Salt Lake
Tribune
January 31, 2003. Utah wildlife officials plan to begin
educating the public on wolf issues at five meetings in February around
the state.
Tests Show Utah Deer Don't Have Brain Illness -- Yet
The Salt Lake
Tribune
January 15, 2003. Utah wildlife officials are thrilled that
they don't know what was ailing 10 sickly mule deer they recently
tested.
The Wolf as Story, Both Old and New
The Salt Lake
Tribune
January 1, 2003. Consider Utah's roving wolf as a story.
Will Utah Find Room for Wolves?
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 31, 2002. Just after sunrise on a crisp October
day, elk hunter Shane Turner scanned the forest on the north slope of
the Uinta Mountains.
Wolves At The Door: Ranchers Uneasy
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 30, 2002. In Yellowstone National Park, biologists
can tell when wolves are near.
Return of the Wolf
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 29, 2002. Late last month, a 2 1/2-year-old gray
wolf from Yellowstone National Park was accidentally captured in a
coyote trap less than 25 miles northeast of Salt Lake City.
Captor of Wolf Near Morgan Says His Experience Is 'Cooler Than Stink'
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 29, 2002. After seeing wolves in the zoo and on
television, the Utah trapper who accidently caught a wolf near Morgan
last month was sure he would recognize a wolf if he ever saw one in the
wild.
Wolves Run Wild in Human Imagination
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 29, 2002. Onto wolves, humans have heaped our
deepest fears and wishes in myth, folk tale and legend.
Wolf 253 running (well, limping) free in Yellowstone
Deseret News
December 22, 2002. Two months after being caught in northern
Utah, the first wolf found in the state in more than 70 years is again
running with his Yellowstone pack.
2nd Wolf in Utah? State Officials Aren't Sure
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 21, 2002. The day after federal wildlife officials
removed an endangered gray wolf from Utah, a second lupine creature was
caught in a coyote trap in Rich County, about 20 miles away.
Beloved Wolf, 253, Running With Original Pack
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 21, 2002. Two months after trading the creature
comforts of Yellowstone for an uncertain life in Utah, the wolf known
as "253" is running with its pack again -- just in time to help fend
off invading rival packs.
More Wolves, and New Questions, in Rockies
The New York Times
(free registration required) December 17, 2002. On Jan. 15,
1995, with fanfare and international publicity, 14 gray wolves from
Canada were released in the midst of the world's largest elk and
buffalo herds, to be the seed, it was hoped, of a new breeding
population in the Northern Rockies.
Wolf Caught in Utah Heads Home
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 13, 2002. The gray wolf that ventured deep into
Utah last month before being caught in a trap and deported to Wyoming
apparently is not interested in returning to Utah.
Wolf returned from Utah sticking close to Yellowstone
Deseret News
December 8, 2002. A wolf that wandered from Yellowstone
National Park to Utah has done little traveling since it was returned
to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
USU
wolf report provokes growls
Deseret News
December 8, 2002. That howling you've been hearing hasn't
all been coming from wolves prowling Utah's mountains.
Wolves are in Utah to stay, feds say
Deseret News
December 4, 2002. A wolf captured last Saturday near Morgan
has been safely returned to the Grand Tetons in Wyoming.
Wandering Wolf Is Well Known to Yellowstone Visitors
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 4, 2002. Until he disappeared from Yellowstone
National Park in mid-October, the wolf captured Saturday in Utah had
been a crowd favorite in the world-famous nature reserve.
Big, bad wolves may be in Utah
Deseret News
November 13, 2002. ...some wildlife officials are convinced
a wolf visited northern Utah twice this year, stopping long enough to
dine on some sheep.
Deer Draw Cougars Ever Eastward
The New York Times
(free registration required) November 12, 2002. There may
now be more mountain lions in the West than there were before European
settlement, said Dr. Maurice Hornocker, a senior scientist at the
Wildlife Conservation Society.
Scaring Bears to Save Them
The Salt Lake
Tribune
November 12, 2002. In 25 years as a state and federal bear
biologist she trapped hundreds of bears, deciding along the way that
someone had to pioneer ways to save them.
Bison Don't Submit Quietly to Yearly
The Salt Lake
Tribune
November 4, 2002. After grazing freely and roaming the vast
expanse of this state park all summer, getting squeezed through a
series of pens and chutes, then poked and prodded by a veterinarian is
hardly a bison's dream way to spend a morning.
'Execution' of Cub Shocks Witnesses
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 19, 2002. Believing they were baby-sitting an
abandoned black bear cub, five elk hunters were relieved to see a
wildlife official arrive at their hunting camp in the late afternoon of
Oct. 11. That is, until he stepped from the truck, asked "Where is the
little bear," pulled out his handgun and shot the cub out of the tree.
Wildlife Migration Corridors Heating Up as Issue in Development
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 17, 2002. "The wildlife was definitely one reason we
chose to live up here in what my husband calls our 'island in the sky,'
" said SunCrest resident Itajai Wignall, whose flower beds on Traverse
Ridge are full of plants favored by mule deer. "The deer and foxes were
here first, and it would be a great loss to everyone if they couldn't
live here anymore."
Wasting Disease Spreads West in Colorado
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 3, 2002. A mule deer killed on the northern edge of
Grand Mesa has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the third
Western Slope animal found with the disease this hunting season.
'Thrill Kills' Of Deer New Teen Trend?
The Salt Lake
Tribune
September 19, 2002. In one incident in southern Utah, youths
were caught with videotape of themselves running over deer while
screaming, "Die! Die! Die!"
Wolves May Be Coming Back Into Utah
The Salt Lake
Tribune
September 14, 2002. The gray wolf -- eliminated in Utah by
ranchers more than 70 years ago -- appears to be back.
Brain Disease Rises in Deer, Scaring Hunters
The New York Times
(free registration required) September 3, 2002. As hunting
season approaches, people in Wisconsin and the Rocky Mountain states
are increasingly worried about chronic wasting disease, the variant of
mad cow disease that afflicts deer and elk.
Drought Taking Its Toll On Utah's Birds of Prey
The Salt Lake
Tribune
August 29, 2002. Peregrine falcons, the fastest animal on
earth, can reach 200 mph. But they can't out-fly a drought.
Utah's Tundra Swan Hunt to Proceed Despite Possible Court
Intervention
The Salt Lake
Tribune
August 15, 2002. Utah's tundra swan hunt won't be changed,
the Utah Wildlife Board has decided, though a pending court ruling
could cause trouble for hunters.
Drought pushing bears down into Utah towns
Deseret News
August 5, 2002. Wildlife officials are warning that the
drought is causing bears to descend from the mountains into towns to
look for food.
Farmer kills 73 deer to protect his crop
Deseret News July 28,
2002. Lorraine Wittwer has killed 73 deer so far this year
to protect the alfalfa he grows to feed his 48 cattle.
Rancher Shoots 73 Deer to Defend Hay Field
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 26, 2002. Enterprise rancher Lorraine Wittwer wanted to
make a point to the Division of Wildlife Resources that deer foraging
on his hay field were costing him money. So, he killed 73 deer this
summer to protect hay on the five acres of land he can still water in
drought-stricken southern Utah.
Wildlife Growing Desperate
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 23, 2002. At an emergency wildlife board meeting held
Monday to address Utah's disastrous drought, wildlife board members
were told to expect bear trouble, a drop in deer herds and fish out of
water by summer's end.
Sandy Project Worries Advocates for Wildlife
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 18, 2002. Open-space advocates and animal watchers fear
a proposed housing development could turn wildlife-rich Dimple Dell
Regional Park into a place where the wild things aren't.
Drought, fires take a toll on wildlife
Deseret News
July 16, 2002. A New Mexico man recently surprised a visitor
sitting in his kitchen eating a bowl of apples. The guest was a bear.
Protector Reluctantly Turns Hunter
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 15, 2002. At every stage of the seven-year federal
effort to reintroduce the gray wolf to the Northern Rockies, Carter
Niemeyer has been there.
Sensitive Species Program Endangered
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 28, 2002. Utah lawmakers plan to cut all state funding
for protection of sensitive animal and plant species, a move that could
invite more environmentalist lawsuits under the federal Endangered
Species Act.
Taking Protected Toad Seals Its Doom
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 26, 2002. A toadnapping last week has Utah biologist
Krissy Wilson wishing the homely amphibians really did cause warts.
Utah, U.S. workers rescuing fish from big wildfire
Deseret News
June 21, 2002. State fisheries biologists are worried that
Utah's rare state fish, the Bonneville cutthroat trout, are being fried
by a wildfire that is ranging out of control on the Dixie National
Forest near Panguitch.
Deer With Wasting Disease Found in N.M.
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 20, 2002. An animal health emergency has been declared
in New Mexico after a mule deer at White Sands Missile Range tested
positive for deadly chronic wasting disease, or CWD.
Falconers Face Strict New Limits for Hunting Sage Grouse
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 12, 2002. Wildlife commissioners cried foul when asked
to preserve a six-month hunting season on sage grouse for people who
enjoy hunting birds with birds.
Research Often Fatal To Wild Creatures
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 9, 2002. Everything was going as planned, until elk
began to die.
Busy Beavers Defy Humans
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 22, 2002. A $40,000 bridge and boardwalk were proposed
Tuesday to solve a conflict between trail users, homeowners and a pair
of hard-working beavers that have moved into a nature preserve near
here.
Swan Backers Cry Foul
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 13, 2002. Environmental groups have gone to federal
court to block hunting of tundra swans, which sometimes leads to
accidental shooting of rare trumpeter swans.
Deer and Elk Advocates Urge Anti-Disease Funds
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 13, 2002. Biologists, agriculture officials and
sportsmen called Saturday for massive federal funding to help control
chronic wasting disease in deer and elk.
The Peril and Profit in Bagging Big Antlers Behind High Fences
The New York Times
(free registration required) May 6, 2002. The seven-mile
fence around Randy Shipp's rugged Central Texas ranch stands eight feet
tall, because his most lucrative animals can jump seven feet.
Colorado Still Worried About Animal Disease
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 30, 2002. Chronic wasting disease affected less than 1
percent of animals tested in the latest outbreak, but still poses a
major threat to the state's wildlife and tourism industries, a
governor's task force concluded Monday.
Habitat Plan Is Taking Wing
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 29, 2002. It might not look like much to you, but
rocky, windblown Gunnison Island on the Great Salt Lake has been the
birthplace and nursery to countless American white pelicans.
New focus group to mull problems of urban wildlife
Deseret News
April 28, 2002. If there was one thing everyone in the room
could agree on, it's that humans have intruded into the natural
habitats of wildlife.
Wild Animals in the City Pose a Growing Dilemma for Planners
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 28, 2002. ... there were also no easy answers as
homeowners, biologists, hunters, prosecutors and public land managers
met at the Department of Natural Resources building in Salt Lake City
to discuss what to do when starving animals begin moving into populated
areas.
Utah ranks 3rd in country in at-risk plant, fish species
Deseret News
April 24, 2002. In all the world, there are only 12 small
populations of the dwarf bearclaw poppy, a flowering plant with a
crystal-white blossom that resembles an animal paw. All 12 sites are in
Utah.
Foreign Snails Could Threaten Pristine Utah Trout Waters
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 24, 2002. Two tiny snails have fishers and wildlife
experts concerned about the future health of the Green River -- one of
the West's prime trout fishing spots.
FDA urges eradication of deer disease
Deseret News
April 23, 2002. The Food and Drug Administration's top
official is calling for the elimination of an illness spreading through
deer and elk populations that's similar to mad cow disease.
Diseased cattle found in Idaho
Deseret News
April 23, 2002. The state Agriculture Department said on
Monday that a small herd of cattle with brucellosis in eastern Idaho
was located in Fremont County.
Oh, deer! Wild woes increasing
Deseret News
April 19, 2002. As new homes creep ever upward into the
Wasatch Mountain foothills, raccoons, foxes and skunks are moving in
right behind.
Activists Sue to End Utah's Swan Hunt
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 18, 2002. The Fund for Animals has asked a federal
judge to end swan hunting in Utah and other western states.
Wyoming seeing more elk exposed to disease
Deseret News
April 14, 2002. Brucellosis exposure in elk at a state
feedground near the Idaho border has jumped six-fold, baffling wildlife
researchers.
Colorado officials destroy 1,720 elk to stem disease
Deseret News
April 13, 2002. Colorado wildlife officials have killed more
than 1,720 elk since last fall to stanch the spread of a fatal brain
illness related to mad cow disease.
DWR Policy For the Birds, Hunter Finds
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 11, 2002. "An entire program of wildlife water
development is threatened if precise locations are made publicly
accessible in Utah," said James.
Sierra Club Says West's Animals, Plants Declining
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 5, 2002. Many of the plants and animals first reported
nearly 200 years ago by the Lewis and Clark expedition are on the
decline in the West, the Sierra Club contended Thursday.
Deer, Elk PestilenceThreatens
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 2, 2002. A fatal brain disease now within striking
distance of Utah's big game herds has prompted state officials to
"aggressively test" deer and elk in the fall.
Western Lawmakers Trying to Alter Species Act
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 21, 2002. Amid criticism of the Endangered Species
Act, some Western Republicans made clear Wednesday that they want to
change the law to ensure the government uses "sound science" when it
protects vanishing plants and animals.
Poacher Who Shot Pregnant Moose Sought
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 21, 2002. Two pregnant moose were shot and left to rot
near Causey Reservoir earlier this month, and wildlife officers have
few leads on who the poachers are.
U.S. Acts to Shrink Endangered Species Habitats
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 20, 2002. The Bush administration, under pressure from
lawsuits by real estate developers, is urging federal judges to roll
back legal protections for nearly two dozen populations of endangered
species around the country.
Timber firms threaten suit over spotted owl status
Deseret News
March 3, 2002. A coalition of timber companies is
threatening to sue the federal government if it doesn't review the
protected status of the northern spotted owl, whose classification
under the Endangered Species Act has halted logging on millions of
acres of public land.
Lynx Survey Biologists Didn't Break Law, Probe By Interior Concludes
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 2, 2002. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists who sent
fur samples to a lab claiming they were from a rare lynx showed "a
pattern of bad judgment" but didn't break the law, an Interior
Department investigator said Friday.
Species Protection Is Called Weak
The Salt Lake
Tribune
February 23, 2002. Conservationists say habitat
protections, recovery programs and funding are being neglected or
scaled back -- allegations the Bush administration denies.
Seven Condors Released; Hopes Rise for Species
The Salt Lake
Tribune
February 18, 2002. A chorus of "oohs," "ahs" and applause
erupted from a crowd of about 125 spectators watching the release of
seven endangered California condors into the skies above the Vermillion
Cliffs as though it were a fireworks display.
Trapped Elk Free From Disease
The Salt Lake
Tribune
February 16, 2002. Ranchers and Idaho Department of Fish and
Game employees were relieved when all 51 elk trapped along the Wyoming
border tested negative for brucellosis.
Early freeze may have been good for swans
Deseret News
February 10, 2002. A hard fast freeze on the Henry's Fork of
the Snake River may have saved the swans wintering in Harriman State
Park.
DWR begins deer feedings
Deseret News
February 9, 2002. In an attempt to try and minimize the loss
of deer to starvation this winter, a group of concerned sportsmen and
officers from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources have set up 15
deer feeding locations in Cache Valley.
Effect of lights on wildlife in spotlight
Deseret News
February 4, 2002. Like the flame to the moth, the glare of
artificial light can wreak havoc on plants and animals in sometimes
lethal ways, scientists are beginning to suspect.
Water-Bird Deaths in Great Salt Lake Linked to Bacterial Disease
The Salt Lake
Tribune
January 16, 2002. A bacterial disease has killed hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of eared grebes in the Great Salt Lake, a Utah
Department of Natural Resources biologist said Tuesday.
Elk move into Spanish Fork area
Deseret News
January 9, 2002. Wildlife officials say Nebo herd has grown
too large
Making the Best of What Remains of Shrinking Habitats
The New York Times
(free registration required) January 8, 2002. As human
activity alters more and more of the landscape - breaking up rain
forests, wetlands and prairies with highways, farms, parking lots and
housing developments - some creatures retreat into ever tighter
habitats, while others venture across the human obstacles to find
suitable places to feed and breed.
Copter moose capture halted
Deseret News
January 3, 2002. Fatal crash prompts action; the animals
will be trucked out
DWR Still Moving Moose After Fatal Copter Crash
The Salt Lake
Tribune
January 3, 2002. Division of Wildlife Resources workers have
continued moving moose out of the Salt Lake Valley and Parleys Canyon
since last week's fatal helicopter crash at Mountain Dell Reservoir.
Roaming Animals Heighten Road Risks
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 31, 2001. This winter's sudden and heavy snowfall
along the Wasatch Front -- 8 feet since Thanksgiving -- is creating a
dangerous road hazard: Big game animals forced by the snow to lower
elevations are wandering onto the state's highways.
WHARTON: City No Place For Displaced Wild Animals
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 29, 2001. ... the fact deer are migrating into the
middle of Utah's biggest city says much about the way we plan our
cities and manage our wildlife herds.
Copter crashes in S.L. canyon
Deseret News
December 27, 2001. 3 were aboard the helicopter in DWR
moose-lift program
Moose take flight - with DWR help
Deseret News
December 27, 2001. Parleys Canyon airlift moving them out of
harm's way
Deep snow hard on moose
Deseret News
December 12, 2001. Furious winter storms may be a godsend to
skiers, but they are proving lethal to Utah's burgeoning moose
population trying to escape deep snows at higher elevations.
No Wasting Disease Signs Found in Utah Elk
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 7, 2001. Tests completed this week on 28 Utah
captive elk found no evidence of a highly contagious disease that
infected 11 animals in Colorado.
Sheep ranchers charged with snaring animals
Deseret News
December 5, 2001. A couple who operate a sheep ranch in the
Dixie National Forest has been charged with illegally using steel
snares to kill cougars and bobcats.
Lawmakers uneasy over bird refuge land deal
Deseret News
November 15, 2001. But panel stops short of making
recommendation
Bird Refuge Land Deal Looks to Be in Trouble
The Salt Lake
Tribune
November 14, 2001. A deal negotiated by the federal and Utah
governments to solve a long-running dispute over ownership of lands
within the 70,000-acre Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge appears to be
in trouble in the Legislature.
Six Elk Test Negative For Wasting Disease
The Salt Lake
Tribune
November 9, 2001. Tests on six of 28 domesticated Utah elk
possibly exposed to chronic wasting disease have come back negative.
Iron Fences Imperil Deer
The Salt Lake
Tribune
November 4, 2001. Spiked, wrought-iron fences may add a
pleasing Gothic touch to many an east-bench estate, but they can be a
wall of suffering and death for deer.
Pet-snatching cougar killed
Deseret News
October 26, 2001. A cougar that snatched a kitten as Nile
Jensen watched less than 5 feet away was shot and killed by a state
wildlife officer when it returned - possibly for another meal.
Idaho Begins Destroying Elk Exposed to Wasting Disease
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 26, 2001. The state Agriculture Department began on
Thursday to destroy 37 domestic elk exposed to contagious chronic
wasting disease at the Colorado game farm where they were raised.
Search dog, service dog killed by poisoned bait
Deseret News
October 24, 2001. A search-and-rescue dog and a service dog
have been killed by illegal poisoned bait presumably intended for
predators.
Poisoned Bait Kills Search-and-Rescue Dog, Service Dog
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 24, 2001. An illegal attempt to kill predators
resulted in the poisoning deaths of a search-and-rescue dog and a
service dog in the hills of Summit County.
Coloradans Fear the Spread of a Kind of Mad Elk Disease
The New York Times
(free registration required) October 23, 2001. State
officials here fear that some elk that may be infected with a fatal
illness were sold to private ranches in as many as 15 states and could
spread the disease to the wild elk and deer throughout the nation.
Saved From Fire as a Cub, Bear Fails to Survive in Wild
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 13, 2001. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife
and Parks confirmed Friday that a hunter legally killed the black bear
plucked in August 2000 from a charred tree in the Bitterroot National
Forest.
Colorado elk quarantine could spread to Utah
Deseret News
October 10, 2001. An emergency quarantine - placed on an elk
ranch in Colorado found to have chronic wasting disease (CWD) - could
reach into Utah and possibly affect the Hi-Ute ranch in Park City,
which has been seen as a wildlife viewing area for Olympic visitors.
Elk to Be Tested for Disease
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 11, 2001. A domesticated elk from a herd in the Park
City area will be slaughtered to determine whether it was infected with
"chronic wasting disease," Earl Rogers, the assistant state
veterinarian for Utah, said Wednesday.
Scientist Says Adding Beavers May Help Strawberry Valley
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 11, 2001. Beavers soon could be repairing some of
the damage people have done to mountain streams flowing into Strawberry
Reservoir.
Official Fish Loses Federal Protection Bid
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 11, 2001. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ruled
Wednesday that the native Bonneville cutthroat trout, which evolved in
Lake Bonneville 20,000 years ago, does not merit endangered or
threatened status under the Endangered Species Act.
Colorado Bans Elk Transport Due to Disease
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 3, 2001. Colorado officials have banned the
transport of domestic elk for 30 days and quarantined a fourth
commercial herd because of chronic wasting disease, which is fatal to
elk and deer.
Reward Doubles in Forest Snares
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 3, 2001. The reward for information leading to the
conviction of those responsible for setting a network of illegal wire
snare traps in the Dixie National Forest has grown to $6,000.
Accord reached on Bear River bird refuge
Deseret News
September 19, 2001. The U.S. secretary of the Interior
visited Utah to announce a settlement between the federal and state
governments involving land surrounding the Bear River Migratory Bird
Refuge.
State, Interior Settle Bird Refuge Dispute
The Salt Lake
Tribune
September 29, 2001. After decades of wrangling, a dispute
between the U.S. government and Utah has been laid to rest, confirming
federal ownership of the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
Speaker Praises Wildlife Act, Points Finger At Other Laws
The Salt Lake
Tribune
September 28, 2001. A wildlife scientist who helped write
the Endangered Species Act as a Senate aide then helped enforce it as
an Interior Department official says the nation's premier conservation
law is getting a bad rap.
Pollution May Be Mystery Killer of Bighorns
The Salt Lake
Tribune
September 8, 2001. For at least a decade, according to
scientists, storms have been carrying larger and larger amounts of
chemical contaminants and dumping them across the Rockies.
Reward Offered for Illegal Snare Culprit
The Salt Lake
Tribune
September 7, 2001. Calling a network of illegal wire snares
in the Dixie National Forest a "despicable abuse of our delicate
wildlife," the director of the Humane Society of Utah on Thursday
announced the organization will pay a reward of $3,000 to anyone who
assists authorities in finding and prosecuting those responsible.
Cougars Perishing In Snares
The Salt Lake
Tribune
September 6, 2001. Someone who apparently has something
against cougars has hidden dozens and perhaps hundreds of deadly wire
snares in the Dixie National Forest northeast of Panguitch.
Duck killer's sentence called too light
Deseret News
August 30, 2001. The sentencing Wednesday of convicted duck
killer Michael D. Shawver did not go quite as the Humane Society of
Utah had hoped.
Interior Strikes Rare Deal With Environmentalists
The Salt Lake
Tribune
August 30, 2001. In a surprising collaboration, the Bush
administration and some of the nation's most litigious
environmentalists announced an agreement Wednesday to expedite
protection of 29 of the most imperiled plants and animals around the
country.
Food Shortage in Mountains Sends Hungry Bears to Town
The New York Times
(free registration required) August 24, 2001. The calls
started coming in about 9 this morning, all Signal 67, which is police
lingo for bear.
Norton Hails Joint Wildlife Efforts
The Salt Lake
Tribune
August 18, 2001. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton got
an eyeful Friday of how public-private environmentalism works in Utah.
Cougar's break-in scares Lehi workers
Deseret News
August 4, 2001. A mountain lion scared several employees at
a Lehi trailer dealership on Friday after the animal crashed through an
office window.
Lost, Hungry Baby Eagles Eat Their Way to Recovery
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 31, 2001. Two young golden eagles found starving and
helpless in the desert in northern Iron County are being nurtured back
to health by a raptor specialist in Cedar City.
State Swan Hunt Under Fire Again
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 31, 2001. Utah and federal wildlife officials once
again are under attack from national organizations fighting to stop the
state's tundra swan hunt.
Large cougar is spotted in middle of Woodland Hills
Deseret News
July 29, 2001. A large cougar was seen Thursday on Woodland
Hills Drive, a main thoroughfare in the middle of the hillside town,
said Mayor Nile Jensen.
Rolly & Wells: 'Disease-Free' Brochure Is Not Exactly So
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 23, 2001. One of the pictures in the brochure is of
Leavitt fishing on a pond. The picture was taken at the Leavitt
family-owned Road Creek Ranch near Loa, where whirling disease was
first discovered in the state.
Substitute wetlands making waves
Deseret News
June 29, 2001. Study says projects are doomed; Corps remains
hopeful
Wildlife finds sanctuary - on military bases
Deseret News
June 25, 2001. Utah's sprawling military bases are home to a
surprising treasure: some of the best unspoiled wildlife habitat in the
region.
New Wildlife Rule Called Threat to Species
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 14, 2001. Environmental advocates say a new state
wildlife rule for designating sensitive species places the interests of
gas and oil companies above good biology and management.
Disease Found Again at Leavitt Fish Hatchery
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 4, 2001. The trout-crippling malady known as whirling
disease, first reported in Utah at a hatchery owned by Gov. Mike
Leavitt's family, has reappeared at the facility.
Falconers May Take Chicks From Nests
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 2, 2001. Falconers can legally pluck peregrine falcon
chicks from their nests, after a Salt Lake City judge ordered the state
to issue capture permits for the once-rare birds.
Reintroduction of Wolves Supported by Public
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 17, 2001. Fired up over a recent survey that showed the
public in Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado strongly favor reintroducing
wolves to the West, a dozen conservationists are planning to educate
the public about wolves -- mostly doing away with the myth that the
animals somehow pose a danger to people.
Elusive Lynx May Affect Forest Plans in Utah
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 11, 2001. There's a Lynx Conservation Strategy for the
Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
Biologists' 'Census' So Far Comes Up Empty
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 11, 2001. No one really knows if there are any Canadian
lynx in Utah, but U.S. Forest Service biologists are looking.
Cleanup Plans for Decker Lake
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 30, 2001. After years of just scraping the surface of
Decker Lake's water-quality problems, West Valley City will begin
charging residents and businesses a storm-water utility fee -- $3.75 a
month for the average homeowner -- on July 1.
Utah wolf debate centers on the degree of protection
Deseret News
April 29, 2001. Lee Shirley remembers marveling at the long
line of spectators lining the roads of Yellowstone National Park,
squinting at the horizon. He joined them as they searched for what just
a couple of years ago didn't exist in the western United States: the
gray wolf.
'Wolf Hysteria' a Concern For Utah Wildlife Experts
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 29, 2001. Wildlife experts are concerned that a recent
campaign to educate and prepare Utahns for a possible return of gray
wolves could produce more heat than light.
Mountain lions have lost half of habitat, study says
Deseret News
April 27, 2001. The mountain lion has lost half its habitat
across the West, according to a National Wildlife Federation study.
Students Build Homes for Herons
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 26, 2001. As Utah Power crews hoisted wooden poles
with heron nesting platforms, 9-year-old Tyler Voss put a blade of
grass beneath his magnifying glass in a wetland on the south shore of
Utah Lake.
Wolves May Return to Utah; Once nearly extinct, species in a comeback
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 14, 2001. It has been more than 70 years since wolves
roamed the wilds of Utah.
Geneva Is Polluting Water, State Says
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 10, 2001. Hardscrabble Geneva Steel is expecting a
citation soon from state environmental regulators who say the Utah
County plant is polluting an outdoor ditch with waste oil.
New Sparrows Turn Out to Be Dirty Birds
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 8, 2001. Like a lot of history, this is a story about
unintended consequences.
Eagles Regain a Perch in the Lower 48
The New York Times
(free registration required) April 3, 2001. With their
primary enemies, DDT and hunters, under control, and ideal habitats
near population centers being preserved, eagles are coming closer and
closer to people.
Officials AgreeTo Look Into Hunting Impact On Utah Swans
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 28, 2001. Utah's fall swan hunt could be in jeopardy
after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to conduct a new
environmental assessment Tuesday.
Wolves are on the way
Deseret News
March 25, 2001. Someday a gray wolf will cross the state
border into Utah. It may not happen for five or 10 years - or it may
already have happened.
Study Finds Mountain Lakes Haven't Recovered From Added Fish
The New York Times
(free registration required) March 5, 2001. ... Experts now
agree the stocking was a mistake, and one that could mean the alpine
lakes will never be the same again.
Wildlife Officials Kill Rogue Cougar in Willard
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 4, 2001. Wildlife officials Saturday tracked down and
destroyed a cougar that reportedly was disturbing residents in Willard,
along the eastern banks of the Great Salt Lake in Box Elder County.
Wildlife Agency Poisons Thousands Of Starlings Roosting in Salt Lake
City
The Salt Lake
Tribune
February 25, 2001. Wildlife Services, a federal and state
agency that controls nuisance wildlife, poisoned between 4,000 and
5,000 starlings in Herriman and North Salt Lake last week.
EAGLES EYED
The Salt Lake
Tribune
February 4, 2001. Bald eagles perch at Farmington Bay's
Waterfowl Management Area, where more than 300 of the majestic birds
have been seen in the past two weeks.
Whirling disease spreading
Deseret News
February 2, 2001. Fish disease is found in private ponds in
Kaysville, Bicknell
Experts Criticize Taxpayer-Funded Coyote Hunting
The Salt Lake
Tribune
January 24, 2001. Utah taxpayers are subsidizing the killing
of coyotes by recreational hunters in six rural counties.
'Mad Deer Disease' Not Yet a Threat to U.S. According to F.D.A.
The New York Times
(free registration required) January 20, 2001. Scientific
evidence so far does not show that a fatal illness resembling mad cow
disease that afflicts deer and elk in the Western United States can
spread to humans, a U.S. advisory panel said on Friday.
Coyote hunt is raising hackles
Deseret News
December 30, 2000. Humane Society says there's no evidence
it will help deer herds
Prizes Offered for Coyote Slaughter , Ears and tails bring bounty.
Gun group says the killing is part of their amateur 'census'
The Salt Lake
Tribune
December 30, 2000. It's a scene American Fork bullet
manufacturer Randy Brooks says he has witnessed too often on his
frequent treks through the Utah hillsides: A pack of wild coyotes
shredding a live baby deer to pieces.
When the Trout Arrive, the Amphibian Exodus Begins
The New York Times
(free registration required) November 28, 2000. ... trout
stocking, scientists are now finding, has been disastrous for some
amphibians native to the areas.
Feds
to Put List Of Endangered Species on Hold
The Salt Lake
Tribune
November 22, 2000. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says
it is so busy responding to lawsuits filed by environmental groups that
it does not have enough employees or money to add any more wildlife to
the endangered species list for almost a year.
Farmer's Gift Will Preserve History, Bird Habitat
The Salt Lake
Tribune
November 17, 2000. On Thursday, the 85-year-old Orem farmer
and other members of the Taylor clan realized their dream by donating
$1.4 million worth of conservation easements to The Nature Conservancy
of Utah, the largest donation ever received by the nonprofit
organization dedicated to preserving the state's critical wild- and
wetlands.
Holladay Officials Considering Killing Problem Coyotes by Gunfire
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 19, 2000. City officials are considering several
options to deal with reports of coyotes scavenging in backyards --
including luring the animals away from neighborhoods and shooting them.
Wildlife panel to consider spring hunt for bears
Deseret News
October 18, 2000. Proposal comes in wake of livestock deaths
in Utah
Howling about foothill coyotes
Deseret News
October 18, 2000. Even with an expanding metropolis, people
living in the Wasatch Mountain foothills continue to face the
challenges of nature.
Utah Byways: Future Worries The Guardian Of Ogden Bay
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 21, 2000. Ogden Bay occupies an important place in
U.S. wildlife history.
8.4M Acres Deemed Vital to Wildlife
The Salt Lake
Tribune
October 9, 2000. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
biologists have identified 8.4 million acres -- 15.4 percent of the
state -- as critical wildlife habitat.
State hopes to avoid a suit over bird refuge
Deseret News
September 28, 2000. State officials are optimistic they will
reach a settlement with the federal government over ownership of a
large portion of the federal Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.
Canada squawks over swan hunt
Deseret News
September 17, 2000. Alberta conservationists are wary of an
American plan that allows continued hunting of swans in some Western
states.
Bird Refuge Has Own Plan
The Salt Lake
Tribune
August 27, 2000. Under the Hyrum Dam proposal, water stored
during high spring runoff in Hyrum Reservoir would be released all the
way to the bird refuge during the summer when much of the river
otherwise is diverted into irrigation canals.
Trumpeter's Status May Entail Utah Hunt's Swan Song
The Salt Lake
Tribune
August 23, 2000. Two citizen groups asked the federal
government Tuesday to use the Endangered Species Act to protect a small
group of trumpeter swans that breed in the Greater Yellowstone area of
Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. If they are successful, heightened federal
protection for these beautiful white birds could end Utah's annual hunt
for the relatively common tundra swan -- a species so similar in
appearance that hunters can't distinguish them from trumpeters.
Condor Program Mired by Poisonings, Tame Chicks
The Salt Lake
Tribune
August 5, 2000. ... a new study warns that unsafe food
sources and the captive condors' tame offspring could doom efforts to
save the giant birds.
Leavitt family caught up in spread of deadly fish parasite
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 30, 2000. Trout fishing in Utah isn't what it used to
be -- before the advent of whirling disease.
Group Wants Wolverines Counted, Maybe Named Endangered
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 29, 2000. Shying away from humans and keeping a low
profile is in the wolverine's nature. But being introverted isn't the
reason environmentalists are moving to list the wolverine as threatened
or endangered.
Cougars, Humans Set on Collision Course
The Salt Lake
Tribune
July 25, 2000. When Andrew Peterson ran into a cougar while
hiking in a state park south of Denver two years ago, he did exactly
what the experts advise.
Eagles Won't Come off Endangered List by Fourth
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 30, 2000. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is not
ready to remove the American bald eagle from the endangered species
list in time for the Fourth of July after all.
Red tape sinks S. Jordan project
Deseret News
June 19, 2000. A proposed 84-acre, multimillion-dollar
wetlands project here has been sunk in a bureaucratic swamp,
waterlogged in endless federal requirements the city tried to meet but
couldn't.
Utah claims ownership, plans to sue for title to bird refuge
Deseret News
June 8, 2000. Critics say the state just wants to dam Bear
River, dry up wetlands
State Has Eyes for Bear River Refuge
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 8, 2000. A gambit by the Utah Attorney General's Office
to win state ownership of much of the federal Bear River Migratory Bird
Refuge has environmentalists concerned.
Bald Eagles Manage to Raise Kids in Suburbia, But for How Long?
The Salt Lake
Tribune
June 2, 2000. With Interstate-15's rush-hour smog for an
ominous backdrop, a pair of bald eagles watched as their two fledglings
venture onto the branch of a bleached snag.
W. Jordan man charged in tree theft
Deseret News
May 23, 2000. A West Jordan business owner has been charged
for allegedly contracting with three logging companies to cut down some
8,400 trees in and around the state-owned Hardware Ranch Wildlife
Management Area in Cache County.
DWR Brings Charges for Old-Growth Area Cutting; Maps to Blame,
Logger Says
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 23, 2000. The owner of a West Jordan logging company has
been charged with felony theft after cutting into a remote forest in
the Hardware Ranch Wildlife Management Area in northern Utah.
Is Utah ready for wolves?
Deseret News
May 17, 2000. Packs of gray wolves could be headed for Utah
anytime soon, some wildlife experts say. And the Utah Wildlife Board
wants to make sure there's a plan in place on how to greet the
talismanic creatures.
Reports of Wolves Have Ranchers Concerned
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 9, 2000. Utah wildlife officials think at least one wolf
may have been sighted in northern Utah, possibly signaling the
predator's return.
Expert Thwarts Trout Ailment
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 8, 2000. A Montana fisheries biologist says he has
discovered how to save trout from a devastating disease -- hopeful news
for fish, fishers, and the fishing- and tourism-driven economies of the
West.
Biologists to capture June suckers
Deseret News
May 5, 2000. Experts will try to raise a population of the
near-extinct fish
Migratory Birds Back At Refuge
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 1, 2000. The ibises are back at the Bear River Migratory
Bird Refuge.
New Home for Imperiled Fish
The Salt Lake
Tribune
May 1, 2000. The Red Butte Reservoir will be used to raise
the June sucker, an endangered fish that was a plentiful food source
for Utah Valley pioneers but has been all but wiped out of its native
Provo River and Utah Lake.
Suit Seeks to Scuttle Pipeline
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 27, 2000. An unusual coalition of Utah conservation
groups, elected officials, ranchers and property owners is accusing
state regulators of violating environmental-protection laws when they
issued permits for a plan to pipe water from East Canyon Reservoir to
the Snyderville Basin near Park City.
Living with wolves is enough to make ranchers howl
Deseret News
April 26, 2000. Allyn and Tracy Williams have seen wolves
loping across the broad meadow in front of their Pleasant Valley home,
and at night, they have heard the wolves' haunting howls.
Refuge trumpeted for swan breeding
Deseret News
April 25, 2000. But Utah official questions importing
endangered species
Wildlife Agencies Debate Merits of Trumpeter Swan Hunt
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 24, 2000. A proposal to allow a permanent hunting
season for rare trumpeter swans in western states, including Utah and
Nevada, may be in trouble.
Wildlife Board Formalizes Policy on Cougar, Coyote Control
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 21, 2000. The Utah Wildlife Board formalized the
state's predator management policy Thursday by specifying when cougars
and coyotes will be killed to help populations of deer, antelope and
bighorn sheep.
Western U.S. Swan-Hunting Ban Proposed
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 19, 2000. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to
continue the limited hunting of rare trumpeter swans in Utah, Montana
and Nevada.
Bald eagles stress out when people are near
Deseret News
April 12, 2000. Study raises fears about the impact of
encroachment
Fire retardant may be killing fish and frogs
Deseret News
April 11, 2000. Product used on wildfires is toxic as it
decomposes
Deadline Near for Wildlife Easement
The Salt Lake
Tribune
April 7, 2000. Last autumn, with the leaves in the East
Canyon area changing colors, a coalition of conservation organizations
announced plans to purchase development rights to the Peaceful Valley
Ranch.
Conservationists Get Ready to Push for Protection of Sage Grouse
The Salt Lake
Tribune
Conservationists pushing protection of the sage grouse say the bird,
dubbed the "spotted owl of the desert," is the perfect poster child for
sagebrush ecosystems endangered throughout the West..
Plans for Resort Complex Near Landmark Hot Spring Have Critics
Steamed
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 27, 2000. Plans for a resort complex around a landmark
hot spring are drawing fire in the Heber Valley.
Threatened lynx's habitat in Utah
Deseret News
March 22, 2000. The Canada lynx may not be Utah's biggest
wildcat, but it is proving to be the most elusive.
Experts: Predators Not Only Mule Deer Scourge
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 19, 2000. A state predator control official on
Saturday said killing coyotes as a way of increasing Utah's mule deer
population will work best when the deer herd fails to grow even though
high-quality habitat is available.
Accommodating the Feathered Traveler; Program seeks to link nations
in effort to preserve sites along migratory path
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 19, 2000. Loafing in the sun in a lush mangrove swamp
along Mexico's western coast are dozens of wintertime visitors from the
north along with a colorful crowd of locals.
West's Mule Deer Population Plummets
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 18, 2000. An Arizona wildlife researcher said Friday
that the western United States has experienced a catastrophic decline
in mule deer populations since 1985.
Deer, Elk Not Wasting Utah Hunters
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 8, 2000. Utah deer and elk hunters apparently don't
have to worry that the animals they are killing might in turn kill
them.
Swarms of Campers Can Stress Eagles, Lead to Fewer Birds
The Salt Lake
Tribune
March 7, 2000. In the Alaskan wilderness, bald eagles showed
signs they were stressed out when people camped near their nests,
raising concerns among scientists that more people vacationing in the
wild could ultimately mean fewer eagles.
Veteran Biologist Tackles A New Wildlife Mission
The Salt Lake
Tribune
February 21, 2000. Bunnell heads the Utah Wildlife Lands
Project, a new effort to help land owners hold on to their property, to
keep it from being developed while they earn a living from it at the
same time.
Watch or Shoot? Officials Weigh Expanding Hunts on Antelope Island
The Salt Lake
Tribune
February 18, 2000. Utah's state parks board will hear a
proposal next week to increase hunting opportunities on Antelope Island
by including mule deer and bighorn sheep.
Proposed Gray Wolf Reclassification Worries Utah Activists
The Salt Lake
Tribune
February 10, 2000. Gray wolves won't stand a chance in Utah
if federal protection for the controversial carnivores is reduced, a
group of Utah scientists and environmental activists contend.
Eccentric Eared Grebe May Help Unlock Mysteries of the Ecosystem
The Salt Lake
Tribune
November 25, 1999. Probably no bird is tied so intimately to
the Great Salt Lake as the eared grebe.