Justice announces five-year project to restore bobwhite
West Virginia has launched a five-year project to restore northern bobwhite quail, a native species that was decimated during the winters of 1977, 1978,...
Motorists encounter rare sight in southern West Virginia
Motorists visiting the New River Gorge in West Virginia yesterday might have thought they had encountered a two-headed eagle engaged in a fight with...
W.Va. seeks landowners interested in improving wildlife habitat
To help support native wildlife, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is seeking private landowners who are interested in improving habitat on their...
Here's what to do if you cross paths with a black...
Spring is here, and that means black bears in West Virginia are coming out of hibernation and searching for food. Because bears are becoming more...
Beyond D.C. lights, bobcats roam the West Virginia hills
On the western edge of the D.C. metro, elusive bobcats roam the darkness in the hills of West Virginia. Just how many, state biologists...
“Snakes of West Virginia” program coming to Holly River State Park
Holly River State Park will host "Snakes of West Virginia," a family program investigating native West Virginia snakes, at 2 p.m. on July 6,...
Fifty elk to be released "softly" into W.Va. in re-populaton effort
Fifty elk will be released "softly" into the mountains of southern West Virginia this summer in an effort to reestablish the animal in its...
Bear in all 55 W.Va. counties; officials warn, "Do not feed!"
Black bears are now found in all 55 counties in West Virginia, and officials at the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources are warning residents...
Invasive snakehead fish dumped in Berkeley County stream
The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources and U.S. Geological Survey have confirmed that a northern snakehead fish was killed in another body of water...
W.Va. governor to speak at elk-release event near Logan
The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources will host a public ceremony May 15 to introduce 50 elk recently acquired from Arizona. Gov. Jim Justice and...
Remarkable avian guests visit West Virginia in winter
Winter is the only season in which several remarkable species are present in West Virginia, and nearly every storm brings new avian visitors. One...
Public invited to Groundhog Day fest at W.Va. Wildlife Center
West Virginia’s official weather-predicting groundhog, French Creek Freddie will leave his den Feb. 2 to predict the approach of spring and is inviting visitors...