Species Protection Account

Species Protection Account is sponsored by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR). The Utah Species Protection Account supports conservation work intended to prevent wildlife and plant species from requiring protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.

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Species Protection Account funding is allocated for each Utah state government fiscal year (July 1-June 30). To apply for funding, submit your project proposal by close of business on the second Friday in January for work during the following fiscal year.

The primary objective of the Species Protection Account is to direct funds toward the protection, conservation and recovery of federally listed species and species of greatest conservation need as identified in the Utah Wildlife Action Plan . Working with partners, our goal is to prevent additional species from being listed under the ESA, and work toward downlisting or delisting species already listed under the ESA.

Please contact Scott Gibson, DWR Species Protection Account administrator, if you have questions about the account or need assistance with project submissions. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Listen to the DWR "Wild" podcast! In this episode, DWR Assistant Habitat Chief Paul Thompson and June Sucker Recovery Implementation Program Assistant Program Director Russ Franklin with the Central Utah Water Conservancy District talk about two very important related programs that help species of greatest conservation need.

They explain what the Wildlife Action Plan and Endangered Species Mitigation Fund are, how they work and some of the success stories of wildlife species that have been helped through these efforts. Note: At the time of this recording, the name of one of the programs mentioned was the Endangered Species Mitigation Fund. As of May 2024, the program has been renamed the Species Protection Account.

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