Agencies throughout the Uintah Basin know all about Utah’s endangered species and the conservation efforts that are taken to protect them. There are 17 wildlife species in Utah that are on the federal endangered species list, 8 as endangered and 9 as threatened. Since 2001, the DWR and other partners have helped prevent 20 wildlife species from being listed as endangered and threatened through conservation efforts guided by the Utah Wildlife Action Plan. The Endangered Species Mitigation Fund was created in 1997 by the Utah Legislature to provide funding to help with the recovery of Utah species on the Endangered Species Act list that has funded more than 750 conservation projects with funding from the Endangered Species Mitigation Fund and partner contributions totalling roughly $200 million dollars.
