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One of Utah’s top lawmakers said the state shouldn’t follow the plan while he and another state legislator talked about how the Legislature has ‘fundamentally reshaped things’ to help save the Great Salt Lake.
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Predators like coyotes and foxes, as well as other disturbances, drove the pelicans away. One scientist suspects the birds coming back to the island are too young to be aware of the predators.
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Once considered the Mountain West's apex predator, a rise in hunting over the last 200 years has lead to a heavy decline in the mountain lion population.
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In other news: The Utah group, Save People Save Wildlife is advocating for a wildlife crossing to be built in Park City.
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While Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming have one plan in mind, California, Arizona and Nevada have a different idea, and environmental factors only strengthen disagreement.
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Water negotiators from states around the Southwest said they are planning to submit separate proposals to the Bureau of Reclamation about managing the Colorado River after 2026.
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Shed hunting, or antler gathering, is a popular activity this time of year in Utah. From Feb. 1 to April 15, anyone who wants to gather shed antlers must take an Antler Gathering Ethics Course and carry their certificate with them.
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House Bill 11 originally would have restricted turf on new government construction. After objections from turf farmers, the bill was modified to allow turf but prohibit sprinkler systems.
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Over the next three weeks, multiple departments at Utah State University are putting on a symposium called Dialogues on Economic Growth and Sustainability.
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Nearly 400 members of the medical community in Utah and across the U.S. delivered a letter to policymakers urging them to save the declining Great Salt Lake.
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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are asking the public for help.
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Recent large-scale fires that have consumed entire communities in the wildland-urban interface are a result of human-built structures rather than wildfires, according to new research published in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.