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By wonderfulwv 09/25/2020 Ecology/Preservation/Wildlife

Forest Survivors

West Virginia’s oak heath forests are places of beauty and resilience. West Virginia is among the three most forested states in the nation. This comes as no surprise to anyone who has witnessed the landscape of uninterrupted treetops stretching out as far as the eye can see. Not all forests

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Dinner on the go 🦉🦞 “A Barred Owl takes flight wi Dinner on the go 🦉🦞

“A Barred Owl takes flight with its freshly caught crayfish.”
📸 Jane Gamble
📍 Charles Town, WV
Every year, photographers from across the Mountain Every year, photographers from across the Mountain State help us showcase the beauty of West Virginia wildlife—from tiny tree frogs to soaring bald eagles. Now it’s your turn.🦅🐸

Submit your best wildlife photo for a chance to be featured in Wonderful West Virginia’s August/September Wildlife Photography Issue.

📅 Entries close June 21
📸 One submission per applicant
ℹ️ Photos must be high-res, full-color JPGs

Click the link in our bio to submit! We can’t wait to see what you’ve captured.
The red wolf is the most endangered wolf on the pl The red wolf is the most endangered wolf on the planet—and right here in West Virginia, the team at is helping fight to bring it back from the brink. 🐺

With fewer than 30 red wolves left in the wild, conservationists, veterinarians, and zoo staff across the country are working together to protect one of North America’s rarest apex predators. Since 1990, @OglebayGoodZoo has helped raise 25 red wolf pups as part of the national recovery effort.

📖 Click the link in our bio to read more.
📸: MINDI WHITE, OGLEBAY GOOD ZOO, B. BARTEL/USFWS
From black bears and bobcats to salamanders, songb From black bears and bobcats to salamanders, songbirds, and butterflies—we want to see West Virginia through your lens! 🦋🦅🐻

Wonderful West Virginia’s 8th Annual Wildlife Photography Issue is now accepting reader submissions for our August/September issue!

If your photo is selected, you’ll receive:
✔️ A complimentary copy of the magazine
✔️ A FREE one-year subscription
✔️ The chance to have your work featured in print

📅 Deadline: June 21, 2026
📍 Must feature native West Virginia wildlife
📸 One submission per applicant

Click the link in our bio to submit your photo!
From quiet streams to mountain overlooks, we want From quiet streams to mountain overlooks, we want to see West Virginia through your lens!

📸 Donald L. Brookover
📍 Wetzel County, WV

Submit your favorite photos for a chance to be featured: click the link in our bio!
West Virginia sunsets just hit different ✨ 📸 Lei West Virginia sunsets just hit different ✨ 

📸 Leigh Roten
📍 Barboursville Park

Got a view worth sharing? Submit your favorite Almost Heaven photos for a chance to be featured-- click the link in our bio!
Melinda Barrett caught a little sunshine and a bus Melinda Barrett caught a little sunshine and a busy bee in Hurricane, WV. 🐝🌻

📸 Got a photo that captures life in Almost Heaven? Submit your favorite West Virginia shots for a chance to be featured-- click the link in our bio!
“Love is in the air during spring by the creek.” — “Love is in the air during spring by the creek.” — 📸 Darian Thompson

Have a beautiful West Virginia moment captured on camera? Submit your photos for a chance to be featured on our page or in a future issue of Wonderful West Virginia-- click the link in our bio!
Tiny beaks. Big appetites. 🐦🥹 Tom Musilli capture Tiny beaks. Big appetites. 🐦🥹

Tom Musilli captured these adorable robin hatchlings waiting patiently for lunch in McMechen.

📸 Click the link in our bio to submit your photos for a chance to be featured on our page or in a future issue of Wonderful West Virginia!
Small, rare, and easy to miss 🌿✨ Toadshade trilli Small, rare, and easy to miss 🌿✨

Toadshade trillium tucked into the forest floor—one of those quiet spring details that makes you slow down and look a little closer.

📍 Sandstone Falls, West Virginia
📷 Grant Bennett
We asked—and you all delivered. 👏 Here are just a We asked—and you all delivered. 👏

Here are just a few of the incredible eastern newt sightings you shared with us—each one captured across West Virginia by our amazing community:

📸 Sheila J Photography — Kumbrabow State Forest
📸 Troy Brasher — Madison, WV
📸 Hannah N. Caldwell — Kanawha State Forest
📸 Harley Beale — Slatyfork, WV
A male American Goldfinch enjoying the seeds of Ve A male American Goldfinch enjoying the seeds of Verbena bonariensis—proof that the best spring scenes are sometimes right outside your door.

📍 Shepherdstown, West Virginia
📷 Jane Gamble
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