Utah's post about catching and eating invasive bullfrogs caught national attention but the wildlife officials have problems with certain fish species in three bodies of water too.
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah wildlife officials weren't exactly surprised thatIn short, their message points out that bullfrogs are an invasive species in Utah and the best solution to the problem is to catch them — and eat them. They've posted the same message about this time every year for the past few years, and every time it seems to go viral either through social media or national news outlets, says Faith Heaton Jolley, spokeswoman for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
"The overall message that we like to get out is that there are some invasive species in Utah, here's how they can harm the native species and why it's bad," Jolley said. "It's just to create that awareness so people report them or remove it themselves, and so they think twice before they try to release their own that they're sick of."Bullfrogs are actually one of more than 600 invasive species currently detected in Utah.
It's why anglers are required to kill any pike that they catch in the lake, aside from any that have red tags attached to them because those are part of a migration study that began in 2020. The study, which is expected to wrap up in two years, is helping researchers understand the pike's seasonal migration along Utah Lake and its tributaries.
"Tracking their movements will help us develop a monitoring and control program for northern pike in the future, which will help protect and manage both threatened June suckers and desirable sportfish," Lawrence said.Both Utah and Wyoming wildlife officials want anglers to keep any lake trout under 25 inches to help improve the Flaming Gorge ecosystem, as well.
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