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Skinwalker Ranch, previously known as Sherman Ranch, is a property of approximately 512 acres (207 ha), [a] located southeast of Ballard, Utah, that is reputed to be the site of paranormal and UFO -related activities. [1] Its name is taken from the skin-walker of Navajo legend concerning vengeful shamans.
In 2009, 146 public once-in-a-lifetime Henry Mountain bison hunting permits were issued. [3] In recent years, each bison permit that has been issued by the state of Utah has had 100 applicants. [4] A population objective of 325 bison by 2012 was set by Utah wildlife biologists for the Henry Mountain herd.
Antelope Island State Park. The Antelope Island bison herd is a semi–free-ranging population of American bison (Bison bison, buffalo) in Antelope Island State Park in Great Salt Lake, Utah. Bison were introduced to Antelope Island in 1893. The herd is significant because it is one of the largest and oldest publicly owned bison herds in the ...
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) is part of the Utah Department of Natural Resources for the state of Utah in the United States. The mission of the Division of Wildlife Resources is to serve the people of Utah as trustee and guardian of the state's wildlife. [1][2] In addition to managing and protecting Utah's wildlife, UDWR ...
About 70% of the land in Utah is owned by the federal government. The unappropriated lands the state is seeking to manage are 18.5 million acres (7.5 million hectares) controlled by the U.S ...
Dixie National Forest. Dixie National Forest is a United States National Forest in Utah with headquarters in Cedar City. It occupies almost two million acres (8,000 km 2) and stretches for about 170 miles (270 km) across southern Utah. The largest national forest in Utah, it straddles the divide between the Great Basin and the Colorado River.
The reservation lies in parts of seven counties; in descending order of land area they are: Uintah, Duchesne, Wasatch, Grand, Carbon, Utah, and Emery counties. The total land area is 6,769.173 square miles (17,532.08 km 2) with control of the lands split between Ute Indian Allottees, the Ute Indian Tribe, and the Ute Distribution Corporation.
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a 74,000-acre (299 km 2) National Wildlife Refuge in Utah, established in 1928. [1] The refuge is part of a national system of fee ownership lands purchased from willing sellers, mostly private property owners. The refuge encompasses the Bear River and its delta where it flows into the northern part of the ...