Wildlife Program Highlights

Lucky the male desert tortoise rescued from the mineshaft

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Desert tortoise rescued from mineshaft in Newberry Mountains Wilderness

A desert tortoise is once again above ground roaming the desert, thanks to the collaboration and dedication of the Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish...

A photo of several pronghorn in the foreground, with flat lands and a blue sky in the background.

Monday, April 8, 2024

BLM helps conduct groundbreaking research on wildlife and solar development

The Bureau of Land Management, Farmington Field Office, is partnering with Wildlands Network and other important collaborators to conduct groundbreaking research on the impact of...

Botanists looking at plants in Price Field Office area.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Botany Field Trip at the Price Field Office, May 13, 2023

A beautiful, spring desert day welcomed Price Field Office Botanist, DaShell Burnham, as she led BLM staffers and members of the Utah Native Plant Society...

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

BLM biologists search Wild and Scenic Rivers in Oregon for three special species

Story by Jeanne Panfely, Public Affairs Officer. Photos by Jonas Parker, Hydrologist; and Lee Templeman, Wildlife Biological Technician. The first step in any habitat conservation...

A man is standing in a river holding a large fish and smiling. Next to him is a blue bucket.

Thursday, April 20, 2023

The BLM announces their 2023 Conservation Award winners

Story and photos by Daryl Ratajczak, Wildlife Biologist, HQ 230 There is a wise old proverb that reads, “Give a person a fish and you...