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Utah was first in the U.S. to install a wildlife crossing nearly 50 years ago. Now state leaders receive high marks for supporting efforts to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.

Whales are disturbed by vessel noise, but a measure in Olympia would provide a greater buffer for the endangered orcas in Puget Sound. The legislation increases the distance that recreational boaters must maintain from Southern Resident killer whales, from 400 yards to a thousand yards. That puts the distance in line with whale-watching vehicles. ...

This winter, volunteers counted more than 335,000 Western monarch butterflies in an annual survey, a big improvement over the last few years, but still far short of historical numbers. Observers only counted 2,000 of the iconic black-and-orange butterflies in 2020, and then 250,000 in 2021. Rebeca Quiñonez-Piñón, senior manager of the Climate-Resilient Habitat Program, and monarch recovery strategist with the National Wildlife Federation, said it still represents a 90% decline i...

Reducing the number of wildlife-vehicle collisions is the goal of a bill before the New Mexico Legislature this session. Sen. Mimi Stewart, D-Albuquerque, is a co-sponsor, after steering passage of the New Mexico Wildlife Corridors Act in 2019. ...

A partnership between Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah Department of Transportation is helping wildlife and fish migrate more safely throughout the state.

Two state agencies have teamed up to make safer wildlife migration a priority in Utah. The Utah Wildlife Migration Initiative relies heavily on GPS tracking data received from mammals, birds and fish, which gives coordinators a good picture of where animals are spending time, the routes they take, and areas where safe migration routes are needed. It is a joint project of the states Division of Wildlife Resources and Department of Transportation. ...

Two state agencies have teamed up to make safer wildlife migration a priority in Utah.

Fish ladders, bridges, and fences are just a few of the solutions that Utah is slated to build for protecting migrating wildlife from human interference. This will also reduce the incidents of vehicle crashes that result in the death of wildlife. Learn about Utah's efforts here.

Thousands of animals are killed in collisions by Utah roadways every year. A new app allows for better information to reduce those numbers.

The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is creating a new app that will help users submit faster reports of roadkill to cleanup crews.