Wildlife Program Highlights

A river scene with a canoer in the forefront, staring down at the water and wearing an orange lifejacket. The surface of the river reflects blue sky, but closer to the camera, the water is clear enough to see the river bottom and brightly colored salmon swimming ahead of the canoe. Further down the river is another canoe, and each side of the river is bracketed by green vegetation. A mountain range is visible in the distance.

Tearing through a good time

The Gulkana River is one of six Wild and Scenic Rivers managed BLM Alaska. These rivers have outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values.

How to Catch a Leopard Lizard

The blunt-nosed leopard lizard is the poster child for the San Joaquin desert grassland habitat. This fast running lizard that can leap more than 23 inches to escape predators and catch prey! As an Endangered Species, scientists are actively working to put the blunt-nosed leopard lizard on the path to recovery. The timing the 2012-2014 drought facilitated a study by the BLM, University of California, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and The Nature Conservancy to assess the potential effects of climate change on blunt-nosed leopard lizard.