DWR implements emergency statewide restrictions for shed antler hunting to help protect wintering big game in Utah

DWR implements emergency statewide restrictions for shed antler hunting to help protect wintering big game in Utah

Salt Lake City — The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources announced a statewide emergency closure to “shed hunting” Tuesday in an effort to help wintering big game, particularly deer populations.

DWR implements emergency statewide restrictions for shed antler hunting to help protect wintering big game in Utah

The antler gathering restrictions are effective Feb. 7 through April 30, 2023 across Utah — including on both private and public lands.

DWR biologists have been monitoring the condition of the deer — as well as snow depths and winter temperatures — across Utah since early December. These monitoring efforts include body condition and health assessments conducted during the big game captures that take place each December. Biologists measure and record overall deer condition, body fat levels and fawn weights of the animals going into winter. Biologists also place GPS collars on deer to monitor animal migrations and survival.

Data from these monitoring efforts and GPS tracking show that the extreme cold and increased snowpack across the state are starting

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‘Give them a voice:’ Bill seeks cameras in Nevada’s special education classrooms to protect nonverbal kids

‘Give them a voice:’ Bill seeks cameras in Nevada’s special education classrooms to protect nonverbal kids

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Special education students would be protected by the presence of cameras in their classrooms, parents testified Monday as the Nevada Senate Education Committee heard details of a new proposal.

Senate Bill 158 (SB158) would mandate video surveillance cameras during instruction hours in special education classrooms statewide. It’s a sensitive subject for people concerned about privacy — but that privacy has been a shield for abuse in classrooms, parents told the committee on Monday in Carson City.

Yesenia Gonzales, the mother of an autistic student in Las Vegas, said the legislation would protect the “most vulnerable” students.

“SB158 would give them a voice when an incident occurs as many are unfortunately unable to speak due to being nonverbal and having difficulty expressing,” Gonzales said in testimony from Las Vegas.

‘Give them a voice:’ Bill seeks cameras in Nevada’s special education classrooms to protect nonverbal kids
Parent Yesenia Gonzales testifies in favor of
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