Candidate Species Conservation
The Candidate Species Conservation Program funds critical research and improves habitat for species experiencing declining populations on state trust lands. The objective of the program is to prioritize those species most at-risk and, together with lessees, and state and federal agencies, manage habitat more effectively and efficiently.
The program seeks to improve sensitive species habitat through surface reclamation and fire restoration.
Left: The SLO is working with the Peregrine Fund, U.S. Fish & Wildlife,
White Sands Missile Range and the BLM to restore the habitat of
the Aplomado Falcon.
Field biologists place a radio collar on a The Chiricahua Leopard Frog lives in southern New Mexico.
Lesser Prairie-Chicken for monitoring purposes.