Fish and Wildlife
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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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Seymour the Antelope kneels to greet children during Kemmerer Outdoor Discovery Day at Triangle Park with blue skies and green grass

Fossils, furs and a few sparks at Kemmerer Outdoor Discovery Day

The U.S. Forest Service hosted the fifth annual event at Triangle Park with help from the BLM and other partners. This was the Kemmerer Field Office’s fourth year participating. Staff brought two tents and two tables filled with local wildlife specimens, fossils and objects that children could examine up close.
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A man has a large old barbed wire fence in his hand in a large circle with clouds in the sky and brown grass.

One Mile Closer

In August, volunteers from Backcountry Hunters & Anglers collaborated with the Bureau of Land Management Rawlins Field Office to remove one mile of obsolete fencing from the Sullivan grazing allotment in the Shirley Basin, improving wildlife movement and habitat while recycling over 3,000 pounds of steel fencing, with plans for further removals and ongoing partnerships to benefit public lands and wildlife such as mule deer, elk, pronghorn, and sage-grouse.
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Signs of Collaboration: Protecting Tortoises on Arizona Public Lands

The Bureau of Land Management and partners used science, data, and staff expertise to identify locations where signage can help protect desert tortoises while supporting responsible, motorized recreation.
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A small child standing in a yard, wearing overalls and a wide-brimmed hat, holding a garden hose that sprays water across the grass near a house.

What a BLM Natural Resource Specialist Does: An Interview with Nikki Carter

Nikki’s work is central to the stewardship of public lands, blending environmental protection with practical fieldwork across challenging Midwestern landscapes.
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Hiker wearing a hat standing beside a narrow desert canyon stream, with tall rock walls rising on both sides under a bright blue sky.

Birding Aravaipa Canyon: A morning of songs, color, and creekside adventure

After learning about Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness as a former BLM employee, Geoff Walsh, now BLM Arizona’s volunteer Birder in Residence, experiences the canyon in a new way.
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