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Utah announces plans to restore bighorn sheep population

Utah announces plans to restore bighorn sheep population

ANTELOPE ISLAND STATE PARK, Utah (AP) — Utah has announced plans to restore the state’s bighorn sheep population a year after a respiratory illness outbreak killed more than 100 sheep. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources unveiled plans Thursday to release 35 sheep on Antelope Island in January with the […]

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Hermans wins back-to-back Tour of Utah stages, extends lead

Hermans wins back-to-back Tour of Utah stages, extends lead

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Ben Hermans followed his dramatic effort at Powder Mountain by riding clear of his closest rivals on the finishing circuit Thursday to win his second straight stage in the Tour of Utah. The stage from Antelope Island to the Utah capital covered 86 miles, but […]

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Hiker seriously hurt by bison, authorities say

Hiker seriously hurt by bison, authorities say

ANTELOPE ISLAND, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a hiker has been seriously injured by a bison on Antelope Island. The Standard-Examiner reports the 30-year-old Davis County man was struck Saturday afternoon at the state park where a 600-bison herd roams free. Parks lieutenant Eric Stucki says a medical helicopter flew the hiker […]

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Bighorn sheep on Utah’s Antelope Island dying from disease

Bighorn sheep on Utah’s Antelope Island dying from disease

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Division of Wildlife Resources has found that a herd of bighorn sheep on Antelope Island has somehow contracted a devastating respiratory disease and is dying off. About 150 animals were counted among the herd last year. But KSL-TV reports biologists on Wednesday flew over the island […]

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