A representative from Wild Aware Utah reached out to us with information related to the recent shooting of the Cougar in Summit Park. If you are interested in the topic, you may want to give it a read: Hi Park Rag Readers! I wanted to let everyone know about our collaborative, state-wide wildlife awareness and …

I have a sixteen year old dog. Every night, in the dead-middle of the night, she needs to go outside. As a “good dad”, I let her out and faithfully wait at the door for her to come back in. Each night I listen carefully for any signs of trouble. I live on the edge …

If you’ve lived in the area for even a short period, there is likely one wild animal you’ve seen roaming our hills. The majestic moose. These giant creatures, for the most part, only cause harm to our trees. Due to their size and the fact that they are indeed wild animals, they do occasionally hurt people …

According to local reports, the Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) have tranquilized one of the bears that was spotted around town. A black bear, approximately 6 feet tall and 250-300 pounds was spotted in a Pinebrook backyard. Summit County Animal Control was called and DWR officers were able to tranquillize the bear at about 9AM. It appears the …

I love when we get reader email. One this morning was very snarky funny. It reads: “Hey Park Rag. With that bear destroying Jeremy Ranch, perhaps the City Council should have taken that trip to the Bear Sanctuary in Whistler after all. Yours Truly” I will point out that if you are on the City Council, you just …

On Sunday, the Summit County Sheriff’s office confirmed that they had spotted the bear that has been reported in Hidden Cove and South Ridge. They reported that they have contacted the Utah Division of Wildlife Services (DWS) and the DWS will be out on today looking to find the bear so it can relocated. It seems the young bear is …

We’ve heard a report of a bear being spotted in Hidden Cove yesterday. The owners of their home heard some thrashing in the bushes and thought it was likely a moose, but upon further investigation it turned out to be a young bear. Previously, we’ve heard reports of bears in old town and south of …

According to an eyewitness report from a Jeremy Ranch resident, who was taking a picture of elk on the golf course, Jeremy Ranch golf course workers chased elk off the course and onto I-80 on October 30th. The report says “the next three [golf] carts went flying across the course whooping and screaming after the …