Fish and Wildlife
Pink white flowers open under a forest sunrise .

Unleashing the Science - BIL funding supports BLM California’s rare plant and pollinator project at the Pine Hill Preserve

Investments from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) support BLM California’s pollinator project to collect and study native bees, butterflies, and moths on the Pine Hill Preserve in California. This project improves BLM’s understanding of the pollinator network by identifying the associations between plants and potential pollinating insects. Results of this project will improve management of rare plants and other native plants that share pollinators in the area.
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Scott Claggett
A brown bear stands on all fours in shallow water near a rocky beach.

When outdoors, stay alert and ‘Bear Aware’

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pygmy rabbit in the snow

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.

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

BLM Idaho wildlife biologists use pikas as climate change indicators

Story and photos by Bruce Hallman, Public Affairs Specialist

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Bat Habitat

Happy International Bat Appreciation Day from BLM Idaho

Join BLM Idaho in celebrating International Bat Appreciation Day! “Why?” you ask. When you think of bats, you may conjure up frightening images of vampires, but don’t be fooled!

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Two bats in flight at night, one with its nose in a flower

BLM promotes agave restoration to support bat conservation within Las Cienegas NCA

The Tucson Field Office is collaborating with Bat Conservation International and the Borderland Restoration Network in Patagonia, Arizona, to promote agave restoration through planting nursery grown native agave plants.
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