Fish and Wildlife

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Stephens' Kangaroo Rat eating something in a small hole

Unleashing the Science - BIL funding will benefit Stephens’ kangaroo rat and other species’ habitat in the California desert

The Department of the Interior recently announced a nearly $11 million dollar investment in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding for ecosystem restoration projects nationwide. The funding supports 29 landscape-scale restoration initiatives spanning 18 states. Some of these projects are managed by the BLM California Desert District, aimed at rehabilitating delicate ecosystems on BLM-managed lands.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 James Hart

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.

Thursday, February 25, 2021

Phoenix District helps to translocate owls displaced by development

Through a partnership with the non-profit organization Wild at Heart and the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the BLM's Phoenix District Office has been working on a burrowing owl augmentation project to translocate owls displaced by development throughout the greater Phoenix area to BLM lands.

Monday, February 22, 2021

Lake Havasu Field Office staff offer boat decontaminations at fishing tournament

On February 12, the staff from the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office helped decontaminate watercraft at the WON BASS Arizona Open at Lake Havasu tournament. The BLM completed decontaminations with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) and Woods to Water Wildlife Solutions to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) and protect western waters.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Toshio Suzuki

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Human-made beaver dams likely save natural wetland from extinction

A natural wetland in southeast Oregon was likely saved from extinction thanks to four years of collaboration and some human-made beaver dams. In the Oregon high desert, about seven miles northeast of the town of Crane, Alder Creek bubbles to the surface surrounded by sagebrush and juniper trees.

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

BLM takes active role in Bighorn sheep reintroduction

Story by Jesse Hankins, UMRBNM Wildlife Biologist