BLM OR/WA Wildlife Conservation of Special Status Species

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The objective of this program is to provide for the conservation of wildlife species. Conservation includes, but is not limited to, gaining knowledge about species and their habitats, providing for protection or management of species sites and their habitats, and restoring and enhancing rare species habitat within Oregon and Washington. The BLM is interested in understanding threats to Sensitive and other species of concern and implementing conservation measures to address the threats on BLM administered lands.Typical projects include Special Status wildlife of particular species or groups of species including, but not limited to, the following: conducting inventories and threat assessments of species populations or their habitats, conducting monitoring and evaluation of populations and habitats, conducting studies to identify factors influencing Special Status wildlife populations, production of conservation assessments and other conservation documents, habitat modeling and risk assessment modeling, habitat improvement, restoration, or maintenance studies or implementation, development of interpretative programs, displays, education or training materials, demonstration of innovative management practices for protection, conservation, and management of Special Status wildlife and their habitats.

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