Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

There's a program running here in Utah that actually began here in Cache Valley, which is still operated by Utah State University.

But this is a statewide and even at times interstate effort now in partnership with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and wildlife divisions in other states.

The U.S. Forest Service also involved now, as well as the Sage Land Collaborative.

It is called BERC, B-E-R-C. It's the Beaver Ecology and Relocation Collaborative.

Photos circulating on social media show the turkeys roaming on a neighborhood street and searching through the grass.

Darby Doyle with the Utah Division of Wildlife says it's not really that unusual.

Turkeys have done really well in Utah, and they do seem to like urban areas.

We do trap and move wild turkeys out of urban areas every year.

State wildlife officials are warning northern Utah motorists to watch for deer and other wildlife as the annual autumn migration coincides with shorter daylight hours.

According to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, visual-vehicle collisions with big game animals peak in October and November.

The seasonal surge is driven by deer mating season and herds moving into lower elevations for food, placing more animals across busy commuter routes during dark morning and evening hours.

Wildlife and transportation agencies track animal movement using GPS collar data and crowdsourced Utah Roadkill Reporter app.

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Um, so for the Division of Wildlife Resources here in Utah I taught a, a pointing dog clinic today, and I, I do this every year for them.

And, uh, it's amazing how many of those guys think that a one-year-old dog is a finished dog, [laughs] and it's just not.

I mean, it's just not reality.

... and he can shoot again?" We looked in the regulations.

It wasn't clear, so I called the Division of Wildlife Resources, and they said, "We'll get back to you in 15 minutes." They call...

came back on the phone and said, "Well, it looks like we have nothing that prohibits this, but if you do it, you need to be prepared to be questioned by law enforcement." [laughs] I'm like, "But you just told me it was legal." She said, "I know it's legal, but I'm not sure everybody knows it's legal, so you'll have to be prepared to answer to law enforcement." And I'm like, "This is so crazy." Like, the, they don't even communicate with each other.

Like, this is insane, so.

Now, the teen reportedly grabbed his father's handgun during a violent outburst to protect himself and his brother, who stated that their father would have killed them both had the teen not intervened.

And finally, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is hosting its free nightlife exhibit at w- at Hardware Wildlife Education Center in Blacksmith Fork Canyon.

Now, located about fifteen miles east of Hyrum along Highway 101, the exhibit offers visitors an educational outlook at Utah's nocturnal creatures like bats, owls, and insects.

Now, Marnie Lee, who's center director, said that the wildlife that you learn about are the same creatures that you most likely will hear at night while sleeping in a tent.