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A Bear Cub Gets A Helping Hand
This year the facility is taking care of a single cub with special needs, and the public can monitor its progress on…
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Ask an Expert - Bats Making Recent Appearances
Bats are migratory and may take up residence in chimneys, structures and homes when they can find an opening.…
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Task Force Chaired by USU President Proposes Modernizing FDA Regulations on Gene-Edited Animals
Since June 2020, President Cockett has chaired the Gene Editing in Agriculture task force, which was charged with…
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Ask an Expert - Slithering Snakes Spotted in Parks and Lawns
In response to the drought, many snakes are out in search of food and water, and some have recently been spotted…
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Safe Crossings: Wildlife Overpasses Connect Habitat and Save Lives
Forget chicken—if you want to know why a bobcat steps into the road, or at which places elk tend to hop freeway…
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Sheep Day Tradition Continues for Animal Science Students
The event gives students opportunities to gain hands-on experience at one of the last large sheep range operations in…
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Equine Herpesvirus Emerges Briefly in Utah
A case of equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) was confirmed in March at the Golden Spike Events Center in…
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USU Extension: Steps to Limit Salmonella Outbreak from Bird Feeders
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has tracked a salmonella outbreak in numerous songbirds, which has…
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By Hook And By Creek. Persistence is Key.
Introduced trout have been stocked and now occur all over the world. They represent one of the greatest threats to…
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Mountain Pine Beetles Show Resiliency to Warming Climates
In a recent Ecological Monographs article, David Soderberg, a doctoral candidate from Utah State University's Ecology…
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ADVS Graduate Student Wins International Research Award
Animal science doctoral candidate Jacob Keim was awarded first place in the International Embryo Technology Society's…
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Decisions Downstream: New Art-Science Exhibit Offers Insights into Watershed Connections
The exhibit, called Decisions Downstream, will be on display at the Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City…