The Latest Breaking News from the Bureau of Land Management

Trump admin launches $30m birth control drive for wild horses as herds struggle to survive

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The Independent UK · Sep 23

Federal government to spend $30 million to ‘fertility control’ wild horse populations out West

Horses in Nevada have struggled for resources due to overpopulation during drought conditions

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Army Base Becomes Sanctuary: Fort Ord’s closed gates preserved wild coast; monument now welcomes hikers

Fort Ord in California once served as a major US Army training base, with about 1.5 million soldiers passing through before it closed in 1994. Today, much of the former military land forms Fort Ord National Monument, protecting 14,651 acres of coastal landscape with 86 miles of trails, native wildflowers,…

The Times of India · Sep 23

Wildfire near Area 51 continues to grow with 0% contained

‘This is a restricted area, closed to the public, always, regardless of fire activity,’ the Bureau of Land Management said

The Independent UK · Jul 29

At This New Mexico Park, Mountain Bikers Pedal Amid Hundreds of Oil Wells

The Glade Run Recreation Area is a destination for cyclists, hikers, birders and other outdoor enthusiasts in the middle of a declining oilfield.

Capital & Main · Jun 5

The Government Wants a Monopoly on Conservation

The Department of the Interior embraces its inner statism by banning conservation groups from leasing public land.

Reason · Jun 4

Feds to Open Tens of Thousands of Acres of Colorado Wilderness to Oil Drilling

Wildlife habitat, endangered animals and recreation could all be at risk in state's biggest public land sale in modern history.

Capital & Main · May 29

Pilot killed just days before starting dream job in Southern California plane crash

“He felt safe up there,” the late pilot’s wife said

The Independent UK · May 12

Trump Administration Targets Wild Bison: New Policy Moves to Evict Beasts From Protected Federal Grasslands Nationwide

The Trump administration's decision to revoke bison grazing permits in Montana has sparked a debate between conservationists and ranchers, highlighting broader issues of public land use and policy.

International Business Times UK · May 4

Trump’s latest Alaska drilling auction puts grizzlies, polar bears and sacred Indigenous land on the chopping block

The U.S. government just scheduled another oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, setting the stage for a fresh battle over a region that’s home to wildlife like grizzly bears, polar bears, gray wolves, caribou, muskoxen and migratory birds and land sacred to the Gwich’in Indigenous…

The Mary Sue · Apr 19