
Ep. 36: Watershed Restoration Initiative
In this episode, Utah Department of Natural Resources Watershed Program Director Tyler Thompson and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Habitat Conservation Coordinator Daniel Eddington talk about som...
21 Sep 202236min

Ep. 35: Why I'm a hunter
In this episode, DWR District Wildlife Biologists Xaela Walden and Sydney Lamb share their experiences with hunting: How they got into hunting, why they hunt, how hunting is used by wildlife agencies ...
17 Aug 202230min

Ep. 34: Investigating wildlife diseases
In this episode, DWR Veterinarian Ginger Stout talks about the different types of diseases currently impacting wildlife species in Utah. She also explains how the Division works to detect and monitor ...
26 Jul 202238min

Ep. 33: Wildlife pilot
In this episode, DWR Chief Pilot Craig Hunt talks about his thrilling job, which includes soaring through the air to aerially stock fish at high-elevation lakes and how the work he does helps biologis...
21 Jun 202231min

Ep. 32: Checking bear dens
In this episode, DWR Northeastern Region Assistant Wildlife Manager Randall Thacker explains why biologists make the difficult trek out to snowy bear dens early each spring to check on hibernating bla...
17 Mai 202243min

Ep. 31: Fisheries management
In this episode, DWR Fish Culture Coordinator Roger Mellethin and DWR Northern Region Aquatics Manager Chris Penne explain what goes into managing the state's fishing. They talk through the overall pr...
19 Apr 202242min

Ep. 30: Rattlesnakes of Utah
In this episode, DWR Native Species Coordinator and Herpetologist Drew Dittmer and DWR Wildlife Conservation Biologist Scott Gibson take a serious deep dive talking about Utah rattlesnakes: the myths ...
15 Mar 20221h 11min

Ep. 29: Wildlife tooth fairy
In this episode, DWR Biometrician Heather Bernales explains why the Division requests that hunters send in teeth sometimes from animals they have harvested. She talks about what we do with the teeth, ...
15 Feb 202227min



















