Wildlife
Seeking to Understand the Piping Plover’s Precarious Recent Trends
While the Atlantic Coast sub-population of piping plovers has been steadily increasing, Virginia's population of the species have been on the decline despite protection from the Endangered Species Act and other strategies. DWR biologists are researching why. Read more…
Piping Plovers in Virginia
Piping plovers are a charismatic shorebird species that breeds on the beaches of Virginia's barrier islands and is included on the Endangered Species List as federally threatened. Read more…
How You Can Help Virginia’s Turtles
Learn how you can help Virginia's turtles. Read more…
Living with Snakes in Virginia
The best way to deal with snakes is to educate yourself, your family, and your neighbors about them. Read more…
Enter The Virginia Elk Experience Sweepstakes
Are you ready to experience Virginia's elk with up to three of your friends? Enter for a chance to win a guided tour to see the Virginia elk as well as a cabin stay at Breaks Interstate Park as part of our incredible prize package! Read more…
Elk Spotted in Breaks Interstate Park Hint at Future Viewing Opportunities
A few bull elk made their way into the boundaries of Breaks Interstate Park in February, giving DWR and the park hope that elk-viewing opportunities in the park might increase in the future. Read more…
Saving the Appalachian Monkeyface
Staff at DWR’s Aquatic Wildlife Conservation Center are working to preserve a species on the brink of extinction. Read more…
Making a Difference for the Big Sandy Crayfish
Habitat work and a propagation project are ways DWR staff and partners are seeking to support populations of the Big Sandy crayfish, an endangered species found only in the Big Sandy River basin. Read more…
Project Wild Paddles the James
Students in Botetourt County have an opportunity to get to explore and learn about the James River through Project Wild. Read more…