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Show Wildlife State Fair Exhibit Marks Eightieth Year Since 1901, practically every type of bird, mammal and reptile native to Utah has attracted at-tracted , visitors to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources State Fair exhibit. The "Fish and Game" building has been housing wildlife exhibits for the State Fair since it was . constructed in 1913 (except during the early 1940's when the U.S. Army occupied the building). This year, nongame wildlife' will receive special prominence to emphasize the Division's concern for protecting all Utah wildlife, not only a. game species commonly known to hunters and fishermen. Visitors will view the activities of red-tailed hawks, kestrels, ravens, and long-eared owls. Raptors have been donated by the Utah Raptor Group. Darting about the fish ' tanks' will be long-nosed' dace, redsid'niners,9' Utah chubs and suckers, fathead minnows, along with traditional game species including 12-to 17-inch 17-inch brook and brown trout, and 3-inch fingerling rainbow trout. Geese and ducks loaned by Tracy Aviary will share their quarters with several beavers. A vareity of mounted nongame wildlife, including in-cluding a wolverine, river otter, passerine birds and a striking rattlesnake, will be displayed courtesy of Monty L. Bean Life Science Museum at BYU. Many other species , of wildlife will greet visitors.., jat, the "Division's stone ' building in the northeast part of the fairgrounds. According to Jim Weis, Division coordinator for the State Fair, Division officers will be explaining the nongame state income in-come tax checkoff at the 1980 State Fair and also selling "Do Something Wild" T-shirts. |