Bear management plan approved
One of Grand County’s recommendations will likely be reconsidered next year
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Helicopter crashes in La Sal Mountains
A contract crew for the Division of Wildlife Resources was conducting a wildlife mission in the La Sal Mountains when their helicopter crashed into Mount Tukuhnikivatz.
Animal cruelty incident in La Sals prompts calls for policy change
At its Dec. 6 meeting, the Grand County Commission ratified a letter to the DWR calling for more changes to regulations related to bear pursuit.
DWR partners with Young Living to open desert bighorn sheep nursery
The Utah Division of Wildlife announced in a Nov. 30 press release that the agency is partnering with a private company to establish a “nursery” to raise a herd of desert bighorn sheep…
Commission approves funding for service districts
On Sept. 21, the Grand County Commission approved the allocation of tax revenues to several special service districts within the county, which include crucial services like healthcare and waste collection. Funds are drawn…
Drought could impact stocked fish: DWR raises limits to prevent die-offs
How is the drought affecting anglers in Utah this summer? In one sense, it’s giving them a bonus: the Division of Wildlife Resources announced on July 1 that it’s raising fishing limits in…
Matheson preserve reopens: New wildlife viewing deck replaces burned structure
One morning earlier this week, Linda Whitham “unceremoniously” unlocked the metal gate that bars the driveway at the Scott and Norma Matheson Wetlands Preserve, allowing the public to return to the privately-owned 894-acre…
Why so many bears? Ursine encounters up in 2019
From the recent bear found stranded in a pothole to bears spotted munching on fruit trees in Moab, many have remarked that this has been a hot bear summer. On Aug. 9, a…
Officials report catching, killing bear that bit child at Dewey Bridge campground
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officials have located a black bear that bit a boy on the head on Friday, Aug. 9, in the Moab area. The incident occurred at the Dewey Bridge…