Animals

Point to a duck, moose or elk mounted on the walls of Bob Luzitano’s Layton, Utah, taxidermy shop, and he’ll remember the details of the hunt.

After staffing shortages, a deadly parvo outbreak and a hoarding case, the shelter has new programs and new leadership.

Working with rattlesnakes isn’t a career choice that would entice many, but for Camp Williams wildlife biologist Chris Frauenhofer, it’s a personal passion and he makes a living doing it.

Officials say No. 399, a grizzly beloved by nature photographers, wildlife enthusiasts and other Grand Teton National Park visitors, was struck Tuesday night south of Jackson.

Urban wildlife might conjure images of pigeons, rats, raccoons or squirrels. But in the Poplar Grove neighborhood, something far more glitzy roams the streets.

The federal government wants to expand the sage grouse’s protected range, and Wyoming is skeptical about that plan. So, officials and locals recently put their heads together about it to craft their own plan.

Emigration Creek runs right through Hogle Zoo, putting it right in the middle of a flood zone of Utah’s melting record snowpack.

Deep snow has hit northern deer populations hard, but that same moisture has led southern herds to flourish.

Skiers are always looking for speed. So why not add some horsepower?

People have always feared the unknown. And that fear transforms some animals into monsters in our minds — like sharks in the ocean, or rattlesnakes in the West.

Beavers dams, channels and ponds can have positive side effects that reduce the damage caused by flood, drought and wildfire.

Utah shelters are overwhelmed with pets who are being surrendered, many are at capacity or overflowing.