Overall, there were more than 4,700 medical calls in Utah national parks, including 79 fatalities between 2001 and 2005, according to the study. Read more »

"Some people feel compelled to feed them, but artificial feeding can actually do more harm than good," says Dave Brittell with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Read more »

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologists will kill more double-breasted cormorants in 2009 to see if the predators are gorging themselves on juvenile chinook salmon, hampering recovery of the endangered species. Read more »

Skilled climbers spend years accumulating the experience and equipment to ascend cliffs like this one, but as a beginner I have scaled this rock face after little more than 15 minutes of training. Read more »

Eighty cross-country ski and snowshoeing locations nationwide are promoting winter sports with a free one-day event Jan. 10 called "Winter Trails." Read more »

American Todd Lodwick was runner-up for a second straight Nordic combined World Cup event in his comeback from retirement, losing on Sunday to overall leader Anssi Koivuranta of Finland. Read more »

If you've ever been riding down the street and had your pants cuff ripped asunder, there may be a revolution at hand. Read more »

Danny Davis won the superpipe final, and Olympic silver medalist Gretchen Bleiler topped the women's field Sunday in the first stop of the Winter Dew Tour. Read more »

For those willing to brave the cold, winter may be one of the best times to visit the vast desert wilderness known as Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in central Idaho. Read more »

If you're looking for a skiing or snowboarding trip that's easy on the budget, you might try bunking dorm-style at the Mt. Hood Hostel. Read more »

If you're thinking about a trip to a national park next summer, you may want to start researching your itinerary now. Read more »

Deep snow in the high country drives elk, deer and bison down into the open valleys, where the weather is milder and they can more easily paw or push snow aside to get to the dried grass beneath. Read more »

At least one Italian climber died when a storm trapped five mountaineers just below the summit of the highest peak in the Americas, authorities said Thursday. Read more »

Officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game say severe weather in northern Idaho could cause die-offs of deer and lead to reductions in some hunting seasons this fall. Read more »

The Bush administration has failed to provide protections required by law to more than a dozen marine mammals potentially at risk of death or injury due to commercial fishing, congressional investigators said Wednesday. Read more »

Six wild elk that took refuge from winter weather in an old hay storage barn were killed when the roof collapsed. Read more »

In the largest marine conservation effort in history, President George W. Bush on Tuesday designated what he called "three beautiful and biologically diverse areas of the Pacific Ocean" as national marine monuments. Read more »

Beachcombers find endless treasures along the Oregon coast, from seashells to shipwrecks. State archaeologist Dennis Griffin says more ships may emerge from the sands this year along the stretch of Pacific coast long known as the "Pacific Graveyard." Read more »

A bull elk shot in Utah has set a Boone and Crockett Club record. The club's measurement system considers antler size, symmetry and configuration. Read more »

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game could face tough going with lawmakers on a proposed fee increase for hunters and anglers. Read more »

The number of muzzleloader hunters has quadrupled since the early 1980s but it's a population of two very distinct communities on opposite sides of a philosophical fence. Read more »

Conservationists who have battled for years to eliminate lead ammunition they say is the biggest threat to the survival of endangered California condors are now setting their sights on Utah. Read more »

The state Salmon Recovery Funding Board has awarded $19.8 million in grants to protect and restore salmon populations throughout the state.

A researcher at Montana State University says Jell-O, ultrasound, microwaves and electroshocking are among the possible solutions to eliminate lake trout in Yellowstone National Park. Read more »