Wildlife

Embers fly from a tree as the Kincade Fire burns near Geyserville, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 24, 20...
TERENCE CHEA and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press

Wind-whipped fires rage across California as lights go dark

Fast-growing fires throughout California forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes Thursday as dry winds and high heat fed both the flames and fears in a state still jittery from devastating wildfires in the last two years.
4 years ago
FILE - In this June 29, 2018, file photo, wild horses kick up dust as they run at a watering hole o...
SCOTT SONNER Associated Press

Official: Solving wild horse problem will take $5B, 15 years

It will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under control on federal lands across the West, the acting head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Wednesday, adding that several developments have made him more optimistic about his agency's ability to get the job done.
4 years ago
sage grouse judge west...
Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Judge blocks Trump from easing energy rules in US West

A judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from easing rules on mining, drilling and grazing across the west over concerns for the sage grouse.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2018 file photo, a home burns as a wildfire called the Camp Fire rages throu...
JONATHAN J. COOPER and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press

Do California power shutoffs work? Hard to know, experts say

Millions of Californians spent part of the week in the dark in an unprecedented effort by the state's large electrical utilities to prevent another devastating wildfire. It was the fifth time Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has preemptively cut the power but by far the largest to date in the utility's effort to prevent a deadly wildfire sparked by its power lines.
5 years ago
bison...
Colby Walker

Watch bison reintroduced to habitat they haven’t roamed in 150 years.

A group of bison are roaming in an area of Badlands National Park in South Dakota for the first time in nearly 150 years.
5 years ago
White-tailed deer  (odocoileus virginianus) with tounge sticking out. Photo courtesy of Getty Image...
Associated Press

Nevada fighting to keep ‘zombie deer’ from entering state

Zombie deer may sound like something in a bad B-movie, but wildlife regulators say they're real and officials are working to keep them out of Nevada.
5 years ago
The annual competition, held by the Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska, crowns the winne...
Christina Maxouris, CNN

Fat Bear Week is finally here, and we’re ready to cast our vote for the chunkiest one of them all

It's time for the fifth annual Fat Bear week just in time to remind us there's still good in the world.
5 years ago
Instagram user @realsobrino posted this image of a woman inside the lion enclosure at the Bronx Zoo...
CNN

The Bronx Zoo says a woman seen dancing inside its lion enclosure is lucky to be alive

The woman danced in the lion enclosure while the lion watched closely nearby. The woman was no injured in the encounter.
5 years ago
FILE - This April 8, 2019, file photo, provided by the National Parks Service shows a California co...
MORGAN SMITH Associated Press

Condor chick makes 1st flight attempt from Utah cliff

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — In another sign that California condors are making a comeback in the wild three decades after nearing the brink of extinction, a condor chick left its nest and made its first attempt at flight in Utah’s Zion National Park. Visitors last week saw the park’s first successful hatchling stretch its […]
5 years ago
Kayleigh Davis talks about being attacked by a bison two days earlier as she recovers in Ogden on S...
The Associated Press

Utah woman says bison flipped her into air, broke her ankle

A Utah woman remains hospitalized after she was flipped by a bison at Antelope Island State Park. The large animal sniffed her and dug in its hooves before eventually leaving her alone.
5 years ago
On July 19, 2022, a missing man's body was found in Canyonlands National Park. The incident is stil...
John Wojcik

Shift in policy will allow ATVs and UTVs in National Parks

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Those visiting Utah’s five national parks may soon encounter the unwanted noise of ATVs and UTVs traversing the roadways. The National Park Service announced a shift in policy that will allow ATVs and UTVs with proper safety equipment to access roads and backroads starting Nov. 1. The move does not […]
5 years ago
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Scott Sonner, Associated Press

Controversial wild horse plan headed to Senate floor

"It's a sweeping betrayal of America's wild herds," Suzanne Roy, executive director of the American Wild Horse Campaign, said following Thursday's vote.
5 years ago
As many as 20 kangaroos are believed to have been run over by a vehicle in a mass slaughter in the ...
Joshua Berlinger, CNN

Community in shock after 20 kangaroos killed in apparent hit-and-run spree

As many as 20 kangaroos are believed to have been run over by a vehicle in a mass slaughter in the Australian state of New South Wales.
5 years ago
A bison grazing at Antelope Island on Saturday, June 15, 2019. (Carter Williams, KSL)...
Associated Press

Hiker injured when charged by bison at Utah park on island

Authorities say a 22-year-old Utah woman hiking at Antelope Island State Park suffered a broken leg and a laceration on her other leg when she was charged by a bison.
5 years ago
On July 19, 2022, a missing man's body was found in Canyonlands National Park. The incident is stil...
Associated Press

Southeastern Utah national parks to allow e-bikes on roads

Two national parks and two national monuments in southeastern Utah will allow the use of electric bicycles on roads in areas where traditional bicycles are allowed.
5 years ago
LONDON (AP) — Residents of a fishing town in southwestern Iceland left their homes Saturday after...
Arnaud Siad and Amy Woodyatt, CNN

Hundreds mourn ‘dead’ glacier at funeral in Switzerland

Hundreds of people held a funeral and paid respects to a Swiss glacier that is disappearing as temperatures climb.
5 years ago
FILE - In this a July 11, 2002, file photo, Dr. Kathleen Ramsay gets the attention of "Manchado," a...
FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press

Court halts timber activity in Southwest over threatened owl

A U.S. judge has halted tree-cutting activities across thousands of square miles of the Southwest until federal agencies can get a better handle on how to monitor the population of a threatened owl.
5 years ago
FILE - This April 14, 2019 file photo shows a western meadowlark in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Nati...
SETH BORENSTEIN and CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writers

Where have the wild birds gone? 3 billion fewer than 1970

WASHINGTON (AP) — North America’s skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly 3 billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows. The new study focuses on the drop in sheer numbers of birds, not extinctions. The bird population in the United States and Canada was probably around 10.1 […]
5 years ago
Archive photo. Photo credit:  Brad Kerr, KSL.com Contributor...
The Associated Press

Fluorescent red Kokanee Salmon on display as they spawn

Utah wildlife technicians are trapping Kokanee Salmon this week to collect eggs and milt at spawning time.
5 years ago
Orem bear...
John Wojcik

Orem bear relocated after stopping traffic on State St.

Division of Wildlife Resources officials say the Orem bear responsible for a morning traffic jam is now free in the woods where he belongs.
5 years ago
SCOTT SONNER Associated Press

Fish-friendly changes at Nevada dam to help threatened trout

Federal officials are making fish-friendly modifications to a northern Nevada dam that for more than a century has blocked off native spawning grounds for a threatened trout species that once migrated 120 miles (193 kilometers) upstream from a high-desert lake to the alpine waters of Lake Tahoe.
5 years ago
Steve Irwin was known as the "Crocodile Hunter." He died on September 4, 2006....
Leah Asmelash, CNN

5 Steve Irwin quotes that are also just great life advice

The legendary television star and conservationist died on September 4, 2006. But his quotes still resonate, and, honestly, the man left us with some pretty great life advice. Here's a look at some of them.
5 years ago
This photo provide by the Berlin Zoo on Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, shows the newborn panda twins during...
Associated Press

Double cuddle: Berlin zoo celebrates birth of 2 panda cubs

A zoo in Berlin is celebrating the arrival of two panda cubs, the first time one of the rare mammals has given birth in Germany.
5 years ago
avoiding bear conflicts...
Kira Hoffelmeyer, Nick Wyatt and Becky Bruce

Millcreek Canyon bear sighting has hikers on alert

It's no secret black bears make northern Utah their home, but it's rare to have one reported up Millcreek Canyon, with its trails so popular.
5 years ago