Fish and Wildlife
Little brown bat being held by a hand in a blue medical glove

BLM, Bat Conservation International Monitor Bat Species on Lake Vermilion Islands

In 2025, the BLM Northeastern States District Office teamed up with Bat Conservation International (BCI) to acoustically monitor for threatened and endangered bat species in Lake Vermilion, Minnesota.
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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 National Conservation Area

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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Jack Barnitz looking down at a device he is holding in the woods

BLM New Mexico employee Jack Barnitz receives Linda Seibert Career Achievement Award

Jack Barnitz, a retired Supervisory Natural Resource Specialist at the Bureau of Land Management New Mexico Las Cruces District Office, has been selected as a recipient of the Linda Seibert Career

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