New wildlife license plates featuring a native brook trout and an Eastern bluebird are now available to West Virginia motorists. The plates are a joint offering by the Division of Natural Resources (DNR) and Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Previous … Continued
The Conservation Fund announced its purchase of 32,396 acres of working forestland in southern West Virginia that will eventually create the state’s largest, conserved block of prime habitat for elk restoration. In partnership with the West Virginia Division of Natural … Continued
In January of each year, with assistance from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Atlantic states from Maine to Florida conduct mid-winter waterfowl surveys of the Atlantic Flyway. Results from state surveys are combined and used to help determine population … Continued
In July, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed that the diamond darter be protected as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal includes the designation of of 123 river miles as critical habitat in West Virginia and Kentucky. … Continued