SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — As temperatures warm, wildlife officials have detailed the continuing efforts to keep the walleye out of Strawberry Reservoir after one was caught there in December. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) considers the offending species to be a threat to the trout and salmon […] The post DWR continues to wage war on any walleye at Strawberry Reservoir first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 15, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Friday marks Endangered Species Day, and the Utah Department of Wildlife Resources is using it to highlight the comeback of the Utah prairie dogs, “one of Utah’s species listed under the Endangered Species Act that has made great strides in recovery in recent years,” the […] The post Utah DWR marks Utah prairie dog comeback first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
SALT LAKE CITY, May 16, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is expanding a first-of-its-kind protocol in the state’s ongoing battle against quagga mussels and other invasive species. According to a Thursday press release, the DWR will install decontamination dip tanks at Willard Bay and Bullfrog, the same type of tanks […] The post DWR expands ‘first-of its-kind’ process in war on quagga mussels, other invasive species first appeared on Gephardt Daily.
May 13, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is increasing the limit of trout that anglers can keep, effective today, from Fall Creek and its tributaries — including Phinney and Anderson lakes. Due to an upcoming rotenone treatment to help restore native cutthroat trout, the DWR will now allow anglers to […] The post Utah DWR increases fish limit on Fall Creek, tributaries due to upcoming water treatment first appeared on Gephardt Daily.