Professor Brigham Daniels, director of the Great Salt Lake Project, was recently interviewed by The Salt Lake Tribune and ABC4 about the petition to protect the Wilson’s phalarope, a shorebird, under the Endangered Species Act. Daniels and Adjunct Assistant Professor Beth Parker wrote an analysis explaining how listing the phalarope as an endangered species may remove some of Utah’s autonomy to chart the course for the future of the Great Salt Lake.
Media mentions
- How a tiny bird could trigger a federal response on Great Salt Lake
- How the push to save a tiny bird could trigger a big rescue plan for Great Salt Lake