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...
West Virginia partners in multi-state musky mortality project
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has partnered with fish and wildlife agencies and angling organizations across the eastern U.S. to attempt to...
2017 spring gobbler season in West Virginia begins April 17
Spring gobbler season in West Virginia opens Monday, April 17, and state officials are predicting a good season boosted by the 2016 cicada emergence.
Hunters may...
W.Va. DNR seeks wildlife paintings for 2019 calendar
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is requesting original color wildlife paintings for the 2019 edition of the award-winning West Virginia Wildlife Calendar....
Governor unveils initiative to restore bobwhite in West Virginia
ALUM CREEK, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources is stocking more than 20,000 bobwhite quail this autumn at wildlife management areas across...
Spring 2014 park specials include cabin discounts
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Birding programs, wildflower walks, and discounted cabin rates are among the spring tonics being proffered in West Virginia state parks...
14th annual New River Gorge Wildflower Weekend April 28-30
Celebrate the glory of Appalachian spring on the New River, in the New River Gorge, and beyond during the fourteenth annual New River Gorge...
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...
With changes, W.Va. trout stocking begins Jan. 2
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will start its 2018 trout stocking season January 2, though two stocking locales will be added to the...
Even in suburbs, unprotected food sources attract bear
Once rare in many parts of West Virginia, black bear are now found in all counties, and officials are reminding residents that interactions increase...
What have bats to do with the coronavirus outbreak?
Densely wooded, West Virginia may be home to more than its share of bats—wheeling in the twilight as they feed on flying insects. But...
W.Va. Wildlife Center resumes regular hours, rates
The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources announces that the West Virginia Wildlife Center at French Creek has resumed regular admission rates and hours of...
