Sierra Hastings stood at a Utah Division of Wildlife Resources bird-banding site, cradling a small gray-crowned rosy finch in her hands. After a nearly four-hour journey to Vernal from the Salt ...

In some cases, the person or people involved trespassed on private property in the middle of the night to shoot the birds, officials said.

Killing raptors can result in a misdemeanor offense in Utah, but killing as many as five raptors, one bald eagle or peregrine falcon, or any species listed as endangered can elevate a case to a ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah wildlife officials say highly pathogenic avian influenza has been detected in birds and other wildlife across 10 counties since November, including three counties that had ...

After a relatively tame period for most of 2024, an uptick in highly pathogenic avian influenza is being reported among Utah’s wild birds, the state’s Division of Wildlife Resources said.

For many of us who love the outdoors, the first half of March is a least favorite time of year. But if we close our eyes and ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says it has confirmed avian flu in wild birds in three new counties in the state. Officials say that since the outbreak was confirmed in ...

State wildlife biologists began detecting bird flu cases in the area in November 2024, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources spokeswoman Faith Heaton Jolley confirmed to KSL on Friday. A few of the ...