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Bear encounters in Utah have doubled in the last year

Bear encounters in Utah have doubled in the last year

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Wildlife officials say reports of bears coming down from the mountains and rummaging through backyard and campgrounds throughout Utah have more than doubled this year. Faith Jolley with the Division of Wildlife Resources said Wednesday her agency has already received more than 25 reports of […]

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Utah names Gila monster as official state reptile

Utah names Gila monster as official state reptile

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah has named a venomous lizard with black and yellow bead-like scales as its state reptile. Republican Gov. Gary Herbert signed a bill into a law last week that adds the Gila monster to the list of state symbols. Republican state Rep. Lowry Snow had […]

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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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State to poison unwanted fish in southwestern Utah reservoir

State to poison unwanted fish in southwestern Utah reservoir

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — A state agency is preparing to put poison in in Washington County reservoir in southwestern Utah to kill off unwanted fish that were dumped illegally. The Spectrum reports that state Division of Wildlife Resources biologists over the summer found yellow perch, bluegill sunfish and green sunfish in […]

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