Wildlife

flying bats are pictured. Rabies in bats has been found recently....
Ryan Meeks

Human rabies exposures from bats treated in Southern Utah

Recently there have been several human cases of rabies exposure from bats in Southern Utah. The individuals involved have been treated
5 years ago
deer elk moose...
Associated Press

Pleasant Grove outlaws feeding wild deer, elk or moose

Pleasant Grove is banning feeding wild deer, elk or moose -- in hopes of reducing the deer population as well as property damage and traffic accidents.
5 years ago
wilderness lost...
Becky Bruce

Bugs, berries helped lost Utah man survive in the wilderness

Kaden Laga says he spent most of his time in the wilderness searching for a trail to follow, surviving on berries, ants and grasshoppers.
5 years ago
The National Park Service has closed several portions of Indiana Dunes National Park after a chemic...
By Leah Asmelash and Hollie Silverman, CNN

A chemical spill near Lake Michigan leaves beaches closed and hundreds of fish dead

The National Park Service has closed several portions of Indiana Dunes National Park after a chemical spill killed hundreds of fish in the area, according to a statement by Portage, Indiana, a nearby city.
5 years ago
deer...
Associated Press

Arizona Game and Fish hope to stave off elk and deer disease

Arizona wildlife managers are taking preventive measures against a disease that can kill deer, elk and other animals. The disease has been reported in Utah.
5 years ago
sunflower...
AJ Willingham, CNN

A sunflower super bloom explodes in North Dakota

August is high sunflower season in North Dakota, and there are thousands of acres of blooms ready for all of your nature-loving, picture-taking needs.
5 years ago
moose cliff-diving...
Becky Bruce

Moose goes cliff-diving, swims off without a scratch

Moose, which live throughout the northern US, Canada and Eurasia, are actually born knowing how to swim and keep that ability as adults.
5 years ago
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2016 file photo, a bald eagle takes flight at the Museum of the Shenandaoh V...
ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press

US government weakens application of Endangered Species Act

The Trump administration moved on Monday to weaken how it applies the 45-year-old Endangered Species Act, ordering changes that critics said will speed the loss of animals and plants at a time of record global extinctions.
5 years ago
Road closed sign due to flooding in the English countryside. Photo courtesy of Getty Images....
DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press

States boost flood protection amid high disaster costs

The states' efforts may turn out to be only down payments on what is shaping up as a long-term battle against floods, which are forecast to become more frequent and destructive as global temperatures rise.
5 years ago
black bear...
Becky Bruce

Wildlife officers search for black bear who attacked teen at campsite

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officers are searching for a black bear they say attacked a sleeping 13-year-old at a Grand County campground.
5 years ago
drowning Pineview Reservoir...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thousands of dead fish wash ashore at Utah reservoir

Thousands of dead fish have washed ashore at a reservoir in northern Utah this summer.
5 years ago
FILE - This April 10, 2014, file photo shows a male sage grouse trying to impress a group of hens, ...
KEITH RIDLER Associated Press

Forest Service to change sage grouse protections in 5 states

Plans for protecting sage grouse in five Western states are being changed in ways that will conserve habitat while allowing ranchers to maintain their livelihoods, federal officials said Thursday.
5 years ago
Seen is a TV5 artist's rendering of Bigfoot. A couple camping at a national park in Kentucky said t...
Darran Simon and Mirna Alsharif, CNN

Man fires a gun in a Kentucky national park after he claims he saw Bigfoot, couple says

A couple camping at a national park in Kentucky said they were rousted from their tent by a man who told them he had seen a Bigfoot.
5 years ago
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Michelle Lou, CNN

A bison charged a 9-year-old girl in Yellowstone National Park and injured her, video shows

A 9-year-old girl was injured after a bison charged her in Yellowstone National Park on Monday, the park's public affairs office said.
5 years ago
shark...
Scottie Andrew and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN

Scientists discovered a new species of tiny sharks that glow in the dark

Sharks are known to stalk and sniff out prey before they attack. But all this newly discovered shark species has to do is glow in the dark, and the prey comes to them.
5 years ago
Utah Hogle Zoo Elephants...
Erin Davis and Melissa Gray, CNN

Fish popsicles, elephant hose-downs and ice blocks galore: How zoo animals keep cool

As temperatures rose from the East Coast to the West Coast, zoos have had to get creative in keeping their animals safe under extreme conditions.
5 years ago
Photo courtesy of David McNew/Getty Images....
MORGAN SMITH Associated Press

Reports of run-ins with bears soar in Utah after wet spring

Reports of bears coming down from the mountains and rummaging through backyards and campgrounds in Utah have more than doubled from last year following a wet spring.
5 years ago
west nile salt lake...
Ella Hurworth, CNN

Mosquitoes have been almost completely wiped out on two Chinese islands

A population of the world's most invasive mosquito species was almost completely wiped out by an experiment on two islands in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, according to a study published Wednesday.
5 years ago
alligator...
DON BABWIN Associated Press

Florida expert captures elusive alligator at Chicago lagoon

The alligator had a good run as day after day the people hunting for him in a Chicago lagoon came up empty, but in the end he was no match for an expert the city shipped in from Florida.
5 years ago
penguins...
NICK PERRY Associated Press

Nesting penguins can’t resist lure of New Zealand sushi shop

Two little blue penguins that police describe as "waddling vagrants" just couldn't stay away from a New Zealand sushi store, returning to nest there even after police had captured them and escorted them back to the ocean.
5 years ago
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LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

Condor chick confirmed at Zion National Park in Utah

A sweeping red-rock cliff at Utah's Zion National Park is now the home of a new California condor chick as the species makes a comeback in the wild three decades after they were on the brink of extinction, biologists have confirmed.
5 years ago
federal lands utah...
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press

Lethal measures off the table for controlling wild horse herds

The Trump administration will not pursue lethal measures to deal with what officials say is an ecological and fiscal crisis caused by too many wild horses.
5 years ago
deer...
ASSOCIATED PRESS

Provo to use lethal methods only to control urban deer

The Provo Municipal Council will move to only using lethal methods of controlling the urban deer population.
5 years ago
snowball dancing cockatoo...
CNN

A dancing cockatoo named Snowball learned 14 moves all by himself

Snowball the dancing cockatoo can headbang, vogue and body roll as well as, if not better than, any rhythmically inclined human.
5 years ago