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...

Jennifer Walker standing beside a massive Ponderosa pine with her hand on the tree.

Friday, September 2, 2022

BLM Wyoming’s Jennifer Walker receives Wyoming Game and Fish Appreciation Award

Story by Tyson Finnicum, public affairs specialist. Photos by BLM Wyoming. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming High Plains District (HPD) Fire Ecologist Jennifer Walker...

A juvenile relict leopard frog in the water at Pakoon Springs

Monday, August 29, 2022

Moving day: Relict leopard frogs swimmingly happy in their new pad

Story and photos by Rachel T. Carnahan, Arizona Strip District Public Affairs Specialist. Moving into a new pad is huge. For teens, it’s even more...

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...