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.

Workers assembling a rock structure with a mountain in the background.

Friday, December 10, 2021

Dillon Field Office improves wet and mesic meadow areas in priority sage-grouse habitat

Story by Alden Shallcross, State Lead - Montana/Dakotas Aquatic Habitat Management Program. Photos by BLM. Keystone Gulch (Priority Sage Grouse Habitat) contains a series of...

Pronghorn utilizing a pronghorn pass that was installed in 2013.

Tuesday, August 24, 2021

BLM works to restore migration corridors for pronghorn in southeast New Mexico

Story by Randy Howard, Assistant Field Manager, Pecos District Office. Photo by BLM. In 1820, Major Stephen Harriman Long was appointed by Congress under President...

Help Polinators "bee" a Community Scientist podcast album art

Thursday, July 22, 2021

Podcast: Help pollinators, “bee” a community scientist

We're all abuzz about bees in this Frontiers podcast. BLM Alaska wildlife biologist Casey Jones recently sat down to talk about community science initiatives and how people can help us learn more about Alaska's bees.

Popping their inflatable neck pouches looks physically demanding. They are typically winding down about an hour after sunrise.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

BLM employees journey into the Idaho desert to survey sage-grouse

Story and photos by Bruce Hallman, Public Affairs Officer, BLM Idaho Falls District The journey began early in the morning while it was still dark...

Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Podcast: Watchable Wildlife, a "where to look for what" guide

Alaska's a big place with all sorts of fascinating critters and plants, but where can you find them? In this Frontiers podcast, we're discussing the new Watchable Wildlife brochure -- a field guide to help with your next Alaska adventure.