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.

Dubois Badlands Wilderness Study Area: Scenic landscape of red cliffs and a blue stream

Thursday, July 14, 2022

Fence removal in Wilderness Study Area in Wyoming benefits wildlife

Story and photos by Jared Oakleaf, Lander Field Office Outdoor Recreation Planner. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Lander Field Office, in partnership with...

Thursday, June 23, 2022

A year in the life of an Idaho sage-grouse

Story and photos by Sara Morelli, Wildlife Biologist, Salmon Field Office It was a bitter cold night in March 2015 when a certain sage-grouse female’s...

Botanist Maya Canapary stands next to a plant and gives the thumbs up.

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Native seed collection project lays the groundwork for habitat restoration projects in the Sonoran Desert

Story by Peter DeJongh, Wildlife Biologist; and Kate Miyamoto, Public Affairs Specialist. Photos courtesy of Maya Canapary and Beatrice Lincke, botanists contracted from the Chicago...

A brown bear stands on all fours in shallow water near a rocky beach.

Thursday, May 26, 2022

When outdoors, stay alert and ‘Bear Aware’

As the weather warms up, public lands in Alaska see an uptick in use not only from human visitors looking to recreate, but increased wildlife...

Friday, May 13, 2022

BLM Wildlife Biologist Lindsey Rush studies pygmy rabbit habitat in Idaho

Story by Sara Morelli, Public Affairs Specialist (Detail), Idaho State Office. Photos by BLM Idaho. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) congratulates BLM Idaho Burley...