Bureau of Land Management: Utah Threatened and Endangered Species Grant Program

The program also shares cooperative responsibility with other BLM programs and partners for the conservation of more than 2,400 non-listed rare species with a goal of avoiding the need to list them in the future. The BLM manages habitat for over 430 wildlife, fish, and plant species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and at least 11 species identified as candidates for listing. In many cases, BLM-managed public lands offer the best hope for recovery of rare or listed plant and animal species and many occur only on BLM-managed lands. Improvement of biological communities of at-risk species may prevent federal listing under the Endangered Species Act and supports the public interest by protecting federally listed species.

The Program’s Strategic Goals include:

• Conserving and recovering federally-listed and Bureau Sensitive Species;
• Implementing recovery actions that result in a direct on the ground population or conservation benefit
• Providing complete, current, and accurate information on the distribution and abundance of BLM Special Status Species and their habitats to increase professional and public knowledge and understanding of these resources;
• Collecting data and other information to assess threats and species/habitat responses to proactive conservation and recovery efforts for BLM Special Status Species.
• Increasing public knowledge of BLM Special Status Species;
• Increasing public awareness and understanding of BLM Special Status species and their habitats on public and private lands; and,
• Engaging youth, citizen-scientists, and students in monitoring and directed research of various BLM Special Status species and their habitats.

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