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Utah's Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), in tandem with the Regional Advisory Councils (groups consisting of land managers, politicians, sportsmen and environmental organizations), make decisions on cougar management. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources completed the last Cougar Management Plan in 1999 and will revise the management plan this year.

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The Division manages to sustain cougar densities on all management units except those that have approved predator management plans. The state has made efforts to reduce the cougar population in past few years as a prey management tool. Recently after an informal survey of 453 cougar hunters in the state, it was found that most hunters surveyed felt the cougar population was down.

All cougar complaints are handled under the guidance of a Nuisance Cougar Complaint policy. Most cougar conflicts are handled through lethal control. Mortality caused by depredation, vehicle collisions and natural causes does not count toward the quota.