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By wonderfulwv 02/23/202102/23/2021 Preservation/Wildlife/WVDNR

A Ruffed Way to Go

Land management is essential to bringing back ruffed grouse.

By wonderfulwv 02/02/202102/02/2021 December 2017/Wildlife

Snow Birds

When deep winter sets in, it’s prime time for birdwatching. Temperatures are dipping below zero. A blanket of snow and ice is edging down the hillsides and gathering in the hollows. The world is still, a portrait in blacks and grays, whites and browns. It’s deep winter in West Virginia,

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By wonderfulwv 02/25/2020 February 2017/Wildlife

February 2017 Photo Gallery

Photographed by Joey Herron Check out more at flickr.com/photos/wvbirdman

By wonderfulwv 02/18/2020 February 2016/History/Hunting/Preservation/Wildlife

A Boy and His Bird

The ancient art of falconry lives on with a West Virginia teenager. For more than a millennium, people in Japan and China have used aquatic birds called cormorants to help them catch fish. A fisherman ties a hemp snare around a trained bird’s throat so that, when the animal dives

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Autumn colors, foggy trails, and a little mountain magic! “Stillness in the Mist” captures everything we love about fall in Almost Heaven. 📸 Maurine Goodwin

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This juvenile Broad-winged Hawk was spotted taking a break after catching a salamander in the Monongahela National Forest. 📸 Caleb Vance 📍 Mower Basin, Randolph

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What happens when you bring UV light deep into a West Virginia cave? 🔦🦇 White-nose syndrome has devastated hibernating bat populations, with some affected species

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Meet Larry Bob Wilson... No, not a person—the elk statue standing outside the Hatfield & McCoy Convention and Visitors Bureau in Logan, WV! And there’s

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There’s a fight happening in West Virginia’s state parks—and you might have walked right past it!! 🌿👀 Autumn olive, Japanese barberry, garlic mustard, and other

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Wonderful West Virginia Magazine
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Showcasing the best of West Virginia

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