Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Deer, elk and fish face food scarcity, death and poor water quality after a wildfire has burned its course.

Anyone over 18 now has to buy a hunting or fishing license to hike, bike or even bird watch at 25 Wildlife or Waterfowl Management Areas in Northern Utah.

As the wildfire approached Blubber Creek near Bryce Canyon National Park, nearly 100 native Bonneville cutthroat trout were caught with nets and hauled out of harm’s way.

“For a long time, we've had bounties and government agents out after them, trying to kill them. It never works,” one researcher said, describing the coyote’s resilience to hunting.

Researchers in southwest Utah use the annual event to gather data about the elusive desert iguanas. It illustrates how community science could help a rare species survive.

The Utah Lake Authority is launching a new campaign to get Utahns to visit the state’s largest freshwater lake and change perceptions about the misunderstood body of water.

This year marks the 125th anniversary of the nationwide Christmas Bird Count. The data volunteers gather in Utah helps scientists understand how climate change and other factors threaten bird habitats.

Hunting, a series of harsh summers and severe winters and population transfers have led to a decline in mountain goats on Willard Peak and Ben Lomond north of North Ogden.

The data gathered through Utah’s year-old Roadkill Reporter app is helping the state better understand migration patterns and keep highways safe.

The project near Moab had a breakthrough this fall in its quest to give young Colorado River fish a refuge from invasive predators.

Snowy weather brings deer – and the cougars that eat them – closer to human-occupied lower elevations of Utah. Here’s when you should report a sighting.

Nearly a half-million people got a Utah license to hunt and fish this year. Money raised from those license sales goes toward habitat restoration and conservation efforts across the state.