News releases and regarding wolves in Utah

June 9, 2005 Wolf plan approved for Utah

Utah now has a plan to manage wolves that may one day make their way here from surrounding states.

April 29, 2005 Last chance to comment on wolf plan

One of the final chances to comment on a plan that will guide how wolves are managed in Utah, if they're removed from the list of threatened and endangered species, will be available at a series of public meetings in May.

March 21, 2005 Wolf plan ready for review

The first draft of a plan that will guide how wolves are managed in Utah is now available for public comment.

February 19, 2004 Wolf meetings to be held across Utah in March

People can provide Utah's Wolf Working Group with their issues and concerns about wolves, and advice on how to manage wolves that may find their way to Utah from surrounding states, at a series of public meetings in March.

November 10, 2003: Wolf public meetings set

One thing is clear from the Nov. 10 meeting of Utah's Wolf Management Working Group — group members want help from the people of Utah in writing a wolf management plan for the state.

April 1, 2003: Reclassification of the gray wolf

The Final Rule to Reclassify and Delist the Gray Wolf in portions of the United States was published in the Federal Register on April 1, 2003. In Utah, it was reclassified as threatened north of I-70 and endangered south of I-70.

Feb. 6, 2003: Gray wolves in Utah

A detailed look at the past, present and future status of gray wolves in Utah

Feb. 4, 2003: DWR position on wolves in Utah

House Joint Resolution 12, sponsored by Representative Mike Styler, passed favorably out of committee with a unanimous vote on Feb. 4, 2003. The director of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Kevin Conway, read the following statement to the House committee.

Jan. 2003: Wyoming Residents' Attitudes Toward & Opinions on Wolf Management

A study conducted on behalf of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to assess Wyoming residents' opinions on wolves and wolf management in Wyoming — (PDF format, 460 KB)

Dec. 2, 2002: Gray wolf captured in Utah

Officials with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are waiting to learn whether a wolf-like animal captured by a trapper Nov. 30 north of Morgan, Utah is a gray wolf that may have dispersed to Utah from southwestern Wyoming or southern Idaho.