Wildlife & Animals

Utah's largest wildfire has killed cattle, destroyed grazing land and left ranchers facing years of recovery. For one Piute County family, the damage extends far beyond the flames.

A new study found that the specialized worker bees responsible for crafting the queen’s home are younger and effectively run a fever to help melt and blend special chemicals into the wax.

The Bureau of Reclamation is expected to announce a decision in the next couple of weeks, and said it is weighing several factors, including the Colorado River's ecological health and Glen Canyon Dam's hydropower production.

Workers discovered the owl in late October and quickly took action to save it. Staff at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab spent days carefully removing concrete from the bird's feathers.

Park officials described the attack as a single event, with one or more bears involved, but did not specify if they were black bears or grizzlies. Yellowstone has populations of both species.

'Cute and charismatic' pikas live in isolated habitats like Utah’s La Sal Mountains. They’re built for the cold, and new research suggests warming temperatures are putting them at risk.

“There's just something about this wiener dog race that just produces so much endorphins,” said race co-founder and announcer Brad Wheeler.

Colorado's capital city has managed two conservation herds of bison in its mountain parks since 1914. Six years ago, it started donating them to tribes rather than auctioning extras off to ranchers.

Porsche Lane, the pygmy goat, became the focus of a lawsuit over constitutional rights when her owner was told she couldn't keep the goat at home.

The contentious highway would run through Red Cliffs National Conservation Area near St. George, a landscape that’s home to the threatened Mojave Desert tortoise.

A 2020 law requires the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to reduce the number of predators when big game populations are low. Conservationists, along with some hunters and outdoorsmen, are upset with the study.

The mountain goats took some time to warm up to their new neighbors, but now they’re getting along — and one even had a kid.