Wildlife

West Virginia Department of Natural Resources (http://www.wvdnr.gov/)

Conserves and manages the state’s natural resources, including wildlife and aquatic resources.  Sources of information on threatened and endangered species include:

• Wildlife Diversity and Natural Heritage Program (http://www.wvdnr.gov/wildlife/wdpintro.shtm) – features information on state and federal threatened and endangered plants and wildlife, habitats of particular conservation concern, and stewardship actions designed to benefit these important natural resources.  Includes a downloadable statewide list of threatened and endangered species. 

**Requests must be made for county-level or site-specific information, which will require a fee.

• State Wildlife Action Plan  (http://www.wvdnr.gov/Wildlife/PDFFiles/wvwcap.pdf) – provides an overview of key species and habitats of conservation concern throughout the state.