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.

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

BLM Las Cruces District and partners improve pronghorn habitat connectivity in New Mexico bootheel

Story by Rachel Burke, Wildlife Biologist, BLM Las Cruces District Office. Photos courtesy of New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Pronghorn ( Antilocapra americana)...

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Northwest Oregon District conducts habitat improvement project at Mill Creek

Story by Sarah Bennett, Public Affairs Officer. Photos by BLM and Jonas Parker, Hydrologist. Why did the cat cross the river? Or perhaps the question...

Sage-grouse fly in the air with a snowy mountain in the background.

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Working Winter: a sage-grouse story in pictures

The close relationship between greater sage-grouse and their sagebrush habitat is most evident in winter.

Natural pools surrounded by rocks and brown grass

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Socorro Field Office and partners complete La Caja Wildlife Habitat Restoration Project

Story and photos by Carlos Madril, Wildlife Biologist On July 16, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) New Mexico Socorro Field Office (SFO) teamed up...

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

BLM and wild horse advocacy group improve habitat for all creatures

Story and photos by Sarah Beckwith, Wind River/Bighorn Basin District public affairs specialist An unlikely partnership between the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and a...