Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Northwestern Gray Wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis)
Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf (Canis lupus irremotus)
Mexican Gray Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
Population Statistics [no known established]
Legal Status; State Managed apart from a small northern area bordering Wyoming and Idaho
Resources
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources – Wolves
Wolf management in Utah (updated March 18, 2019)
Ute Indian Tribe resolution
Wolf conflicts: What a livestock owner should know
Utah Wolf Management Plan
International Wolf Center – Utah
See also; Utah (Mexican Gray Wolves – Canis lupus baileyi)
Organizations
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Utah Environmental Congress
Southwest Wildlife Foundation, Inc.
Sierra Club Utah Chapter – Utah Wolves
Yellowstone to Unitas Connection
Utah News Resources & Publications
KUTV (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Utah Sierran (Salt Lake City,)
LATEST UTAH NEWSWolf and Wildlife News from Utah
- Conservationists Ask Utah to Spare Endangered Mexican Gray Wolf | UPR Utah Public Radio
16th Jun 2020
- A gray wolf is in Utah for the first time in years. The state is setting traps. | The Salt Lake Tribune
05th Jun 2020
- House votes to ban introduction of wolves in Utah | Deseret News
29th Feb 2020
- Business leaders urge Mexican wolf restoration in Grand Canyon area | azcentral
29th Aug 2017
- Conservationists blast long-awaited recovery plan for Mexican wolves, which excludes Utah, Colorado from lobos’ range | The Salt Lake Tribune
30th Jun 2017
Journal Articles
Op-ed: Utah Hunters Must Know a Coyote From a Wolf. Schmidt, R., 2017.
Schmidt RH. Social and cognitive correlates of Utah residents’ acceptance of the lethal control of wolves. Bruskotter JT, Vaske JJ, Human dimensions of wildlife. 2009 Mar
Are attitudes toward wolves changing? A case study in Utah. Bruskotter JT, Schmidt RH, Teel TL. Biological Conservation. 2007 Sep
A quantitative summary of attitudes toward wolves and their reintroduction (1972-2000). Williams CK, Ericsson G, Heberlein TA. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 2002 Jul
Wolves in Utah: an analysis of potential impacts and recommendations for management. Switalski TA, Simmons T, Duncan SL, Chavez AS, Schmidt RH. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues. 2002
Current public attitudes toward wolves in Utah. Switalski TA, Simmons T, Duncan SL, Chavez AS, Schmidt RH. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues. 2002 Jan