Wildlife Program Highlights

Little brown bat being held by a hand in a blue medical glove

Friday, January 30, 2026

BLM, Bat Conservation International Monitor Bat Species on Lake Vermilion Islands

In 2025, the BLM Northeastern States District Office teamed up with Bat Conservation International (BCI) to acoustically monitor for threatened and endangered bat species in Lake Vermilion, Minnesota.

BLM WY staff and WY Conservation Corp crew pose for a photo during the restoration project at Muddy Creek in WY.

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Partnership drives ongoing habitat restoration in Muddy Creek watershed

BLM, Trout Unlimited, and youth crews installed 98 beaver dam analogs in the Muddy Creek watershed, restoring 14 miles of habitat for native fish, mule deer, sage grouse, and other wildlife.

a person wearing green gloves holds a bat while another person swabs it for scientific study.

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

BLM Billings Field Office works with state agencies in Montana to conduct bat surveys

On June 26, 2025, Bureau of Land Management Billings Field Office employees coordinated with Montana Natural Heritage Program and Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks personnel to conduct bat surveys at Mystery Cave in the Pryor Mountains.

a cow wears a collar for the virtual fence

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

BLM Arizona installs virtual fencing to enhance rangeland management and protect sensitive species

The BLM’s Hassayampa Field Office recently installed an innovative way to manage livestock on public lands and improve rangeland health while reducing staffing and supply costs related to fences on grazing allotments.

A group of kids crowd around a man wearing a fluorescent safety vest and gray baseball cap. The kids wear brightly colored clothing and each of them are looking down at the black gold pan that the man is holding. The pan is partially filled with water, but a couple of gold flakes are visible at the edge of the pan.

Monday, June 23, 2025

51 years of learning about Alaska’s resources

Since 1974, students from the Anchorage School District come to Campbell Creek for a field trip where they learn about wildlife safety, archaeology, birding, fly fishing, paleontology, land surveying, and gold panning.

Two women are looking up a hole in the tree while one of them is pointing at it.

Monday, June 9, 2025

The black bear housing market in Alaska

Bear surveys are necessary work on the Bureau of Land Management's Campbell Tract, a recreation area in Alaska that happens to be home to black bears. Staff conduct the surveys to ensure visitor safety and understand the bears' denning behavior.