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Every year a Weber State University professor collects western spotted orb weaver spiders at Antelope Island to test how much mercury they contain.
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Window collisions are a big threat during spring bird migration. New window treatments going up at Zion National Park are part of a movement to reduce glass strikes.
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Biologists from the Utah Department of Natural Resources have been monitoring the birds since 2019.
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Changing climate patterns and growing populations are having an impact on all of our lives, but it is also affecting birds and their migration patterns.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that avian influenza was confirmed in a flock of 47,300 turkeys in Jerauld County of South Dakota on Oct. 4 and at a farm with 141,800 birds in Utah's Sanpete County last Friday.
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Data collected during the annual Christmas Bird Count helps scientists identify long-term trends about different species.
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With just a few thousand Cassia Crossbills total and only a small range to roam, researchers already believed the species was heading toward extinction when, in 2020, a large wildfire burned through a significant portion of the lodgepole pine in its territory.
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“This is not one of our more fun projects,” said Tracy Aviary’s conservation director. But the survey helps identify species that are particularly vulnerable to building collisions.
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Another avian influenza outbreak was confirmed earlier this year. The virus spreads easily among birds, but people don’t need to worry about themselves.
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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…