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.

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...

A pika with its mouth open making an "eep!" call

Thursday, May 12, 2022

BLM Idaho wildlife biologists use pikas as climate change indicators

Story and photos by Bruce Hallman, Public Affairs Specialist Allow me to introduce myself - I am a North American pika, Ochontona princeps. Although I...

Man wearing a head lamp and holding a sage-grouse fitted with a radio collar.

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

University of Idaho project provides insights about grazing’s impact on sage-grouse habitat

Story by Sara Morelli, Public Affairs Specialist (detail), Idaho State Office. Photos courtesy of the University of Idaho. In partnership with the University of Idaho...