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New research is the first to use GPS-tracking data to look into the effects of wildfire smoke on bird migration. Its findings suggest that tagged geese changed their behavior to avoid smoky conditions.
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A bacterial infection that infects Canada geese called " new duck disease " has turned up in the Mountain West.
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The Great Salt Lake is vast — around 1,700 square miles of state and federal public lands.This inland sea is too salty to be a big fishing attraction. But…
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Field trips are kicking off the National Audubon Society’s convention just after sunrise this morning, as one of the nation’s biggest and oldest…
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Two small beaver dams lie at the heart of a quarrel in Draper. County flood officials are ordering residents to take them down. But the homeowners say the…
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The 18th Annual Salt Lake Bird Festival is taking place this weekend. The event is one of the most unique bird festivals in the country and allows people…
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Utah agriculture and wildlife officials have joined together to help backyard poultry producers understand the threat of avian flu.Backyard chickens may…
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A new study zeroes in on those odd times when bird flocks bypass their usual winter habitats because of the climate.Pine siskins are small songbirds that…
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Water levels in the Great Salt Lake have dropped close to record low, prompting the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council to talk about how that low water…
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Many Americans know the success story about the recovery of bald eagles. But few realize their cousins, the golden eagles, are in trouble.Biologist Steven…
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Salt Lake County is teaming up with HawkWatch International to help study and track the smallest falcon in North America known as the kestrel falcon.Mike…
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Biologists worry about the kestrel’s decline. So a Utah nonprofit is looking for citizen scientists to help understand the reasons behind the bird’s…