Wildlife
What is Habitat? Shelter Can Protect Wildlife
The term "habitat" means a lot of different things, and one of them is shelter. Different wildlife species need different types of shelter for a variety of reasons, and you can provide some of that shelter. Read more…
Sustaining Butterflies with Habitats at Home
There's more to butterfly habitats than just flowers, and you can create, maintain, or improve butterfly habitats at home. Read more…
Not Myth: A Gray-Crowned Rosy-Finch Was in Virginia!
When a sighting of this rarity gets reported, you drop everything and pick up the camera. Read more…
Counting Butterflies for Conservation
Keeping track of the number of butterflies in a preserve, garden, or other appropriate habitat is like conducting a check-up on the habitat itself. Read more…
The Twitchers Top the Inaugural Virginia Birding Classic
The winning team of the inaugural Virginia Birding Classic had a great day in the field spotting 132 species in a month. Read more…
An Introduction to Virginia’s Butterflies
A brief introduction to butterfly biology and a few of Virginia’s common species for the 6 taxonomic families found in Virginia. Read more…
12 Hours, 210 Miles, 100 Species: Rockfish Gap Hawk Watch Celebrates Raptorthon
At these hawk watch sites, thousands of people gather each fall to witness the annual great raptor migration of Virginia's 35 native species. Read more…
What’s the Wildlife Action Plan and Why Does it Matter?
What's a Species of Greatest Conservation Need? How does DWR decide what wildlife conservation work to do for those species? The Wildlife Action Plan! Read more…
Wildlife Aren’t Pets
Keeping wild animals captive can result in threats to public safety, inhumane conditions for the animals, and stress for wildlife professionals. Read more…